To Assess the Level of Stress Among University Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students

Background: The campus life is identified as very stressful period for so many students because of hugedifference in education system as they have to pass through new academic and social environment. WHO hasprojected that stress disorder will be ranked as second most disabling disorders, except appropriate measuresare taken for early diagnosis. This study was conducted to measure level of stress among undergraduatephysiotherapy students using Student stress inventory (SSI). To help the students to avoid stress from thebeginning and to provide them with suitable mental health care and the efficient method to cope with stressTherefore, the aim of this study is to assess the level of stress among the undergraduate Physiotherapystudent at university.Method: Cross-sectional analysis of 905 physiotherapy students of age ranged from 18-23 years was done.Informed consent was taken at the starting of the study and assessment of level of stress was done usingStudent Stress Inventory (SSI). Collected data was entered in SPSS and analysed using the same software.Results: Data was analysed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient which indicate a positive correlationbetween academic and environmental factors with the level of stress among students. Result of this studyindicate mild to moderate level of stress among university students. Out of all item high parental expectation,worry about examination, delivering the class presentations, constant fatigue, headache were commoncomplains of studentsConclusion: The undergraduate physiotherapy students of University experienced mild to moderate levelof stress, out of all components environmental and academic factors were responsible for producing morestress among students of the all years.