Psychological morbidity, sources and coping strategies of stress among undergraduate students of medical colleges in district Peshawar: A Cross Sectional Study.

Students' health and academic performance may be negatively affected by stress. Coping techniques are distinct methods that people use to cope with stress. The goal of this research was to determine how medical students perceived stress and how they dealt with it.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 undergraduate students of medical college. Stress was assessed by a General Health Questionnaire - 12. Sources of stress were assessed using a 17-item questionnaire. The validated Brief COPE inventory was used to assess coping strategies.

压力可对学生的健康与学业表现产生负面影响。应对技巧是个体用以应对压力的各类差异化手段。本研究旨在探究医学生对压力的感知状况及其压力应对方式。
方法：本研究针对某医学院校的500名本科生开展横断面研究。压力状况采用一般健康问卷-12（General Health Questionnaire-12）进行评估；压力来源通过一份含17个条目的问卷进行评估；受试者的压力应对策略则采用经过信效度检验的简明应对方式量表（Brief COPE inventory）进行测评。