Psychological Appraisal of UiTM Dental Undergraduates in Clinical Years

Abstract

This cross sectional study investigated the occurrence of depression, anxiety and stress, and identified the possible stress factors among 127 clinical dental undergraduates from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. Overall, the scores of DASS-21 shows majority of dental undergraduates have no depression, anxiety and stress. This study highlights the main factor affecting the dental undergraduates’ depression levels is the students’ educational environment. Future research on any correlation between depression levels and clinical performances is highly recommended for better understanding on this topic, and to provide better educational environment at dental institutes in Malaysia.Keywords: Dental Undergraduates; Clinical Years; Stressors; Stress.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.169