Evaluation of mood, stress levels and sense of coherence in future physiotherapists.

BACKGROUND: Researchers suggest that physiotherapists are highly exposed to both the physical and the mental strains. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess mood and the level of stress as well as a sense of coherence among future physiotherapists studying at the Department of Physiotherapy....

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 939 - 948
Autores principales: Kowalska, Joanna, Pawik, Malwina, Wójtowicz, Dorota, Szczepańska-Gieracha, Joanna
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2020
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          Kowalska, Joanna
          Pawik, Malwina
          Wójtowicz, Dorota
          Szczepańska-Gieracha, Joanna
        affil: Department of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland
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          Students, Physical Therapy Psychosocial Factors
          Affect Evaluation
          Stress, Psychological Evaluation
          Self Concept Evaluation
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Questionnaires
          Affective Disorders Epidemiology
          Physical Activity
          Job Satisfaction
          Surveys
          Student Attitudes
          Young Adult
          Adult
          Analysis of Variance
          Nonparametric Statistics
          Descriptive Statistics
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Depression
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Support, Psychosocial
          Psychological Well-Being
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: BACKGROUND: Researchers suggest that physiotherapists are highly exposed to both the physical and the mental strains. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess mood and the level of stress as well as a sense of coherence among future physiotherapists studying at the Department of Physiotherapy. METHODS: The study included 249 students, 181 women and 68 men. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC-29) and the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) were used. RESULTS: The examined group had an average level of sense of coherence and a low level of stress. One out of four students exhibited mood disorders. The factors associated with the prevalence of mood disorders among studied students were as follows: female (gender), lack of regular physical activity, poor financial situation, lack of friend to talk to in case of problems, dissatisfaction with the chosen field of study, and being inadequately prepared to work as a physiotherapist. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study indicate an increased prevalence of mood disorders among students of physiotherapy. It is suggested that this situation may require the implementation of effective psychoprophylactic activities during the course of studies and broadly understood education about the psychophysical wellbeing of students, especially as they will work in an environment that requires high resistance to stress and support for other people in a crisis situation.
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