A comparison study of perceived stress and quality of life among Master of Pharmacy and non-pharmacy master's students

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad, Aziz, Noorizan Abdul, Yaseen, Saramd Nabhan, S.A., Abdulameer, M.N, Sahib, O.Q.B, Al-Lela
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 2013
• الموضوعات: LB2300 Higher Education
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/35805/1/12-19_Ammar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35805/; http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/archives/

Background: Postgraduate students often live with an excessive amount of stress, which can have negative academic, emotional and health-related outcomes.Aim: To examine perceived stress and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) students compared to non-pharmacy master's students (Non-MPharm). Method: The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), SF-12v2 survey and a questionnaire instruments were used to measure stress, HRQOL and factors that MPharm students believed produced and alleviated stress, respectively. Results: One hundred percent of MPharm students (n=26) and 88% of Non-MPharm students (n=100) participated in this study. The mean PSS scores were insignificantly different between the MPharm students and Non-MPharm students. Negative correlations were found between stress and mental and physical HRQOL in MPharm students. However, only negative correlation between stress and mental HRQOL in Non-MPharm students. Conclusion: MPharm students reported relatively lower levels of stress and mental HRQOL than Non-MPharm students did.