TY - JOUR AU - Shah, Inayat AU - Habib, Syed Hamid AU - Yousafzai, Yasar Mehmood AU - Ali, Asif AU - Ikram, Sareena AU - Zia, Huma AU - Said, Rashida PY - 2018/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PERCEIVED STRESS IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN JF - Pakistan Journal of Physiology JA - Pak J Phsyiol VL - 14 IS - 3 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/961 SP - 60-63 AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: Stress results from different kind of stressors that affect students either positively or<br>negatively depending on their coping ability. Academic stressors are the main cause of stress and<br>depression among undergraduate allied health sciences’ students. The aim of this study was to<br>determine the prevalence of perceived stress and its association with gender among undergraduate<br>physical therapy students of Peshawar. <strong>Methodology</strong>: Level of perceived stress was assessed using<br>cross sectional study design at different Physiotherapy institutes of Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 300<br>students were recruited from five different institutes. Degree and prevalence of stress was assessed<br>using Perceived stress scale (Cohen PSS 10). <strong>Results</strong>: Seventy-two percent students were found to be<br>moderately stressed, 23.3% were highly stressed whereas 4.7% had low level of stress. Female students<br>showed significantly higher stress levels (23.50±4.80 vs 21.50±5.60, p=0.01). Control on irritation and<br>confidence were considered as positive stressors whereas nervousness, stress and loss of patience were<br>found to be the important negative stressors. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: A significant number of physiotherapy<br>students fall in moderate to high stress categories with female preponderance.</p> ER -