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Coping Strategies Related to Total Stress Score among Post Graduate Medical Students and Residents

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Background:Several coping strategies may minimize stress levels. This study aimed to identify several dominant coping strategies related to total stress score levels.

Methods:A cross-sectional purposive sampling method study among postgraduate medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia was done April-July 2011. We used a coping strategies questionnaire and the WHO SRQ-20. Linear regression was used to identify dominant coping strategies related to stress levels.

Results:This study had 272 subjects, aged 23-47 years. Four items decreased the total stress score (accepting the reality of the fact, talking to someone who could do something, seeking God’s help, and laughing about the situation). However, three factors increased the total stress score (taking one step at a time has to be done, talking to someone to find out more about the situation, and admitting can’t deal solving the situation). One point of accepting the reality of the situation reduced 0.493 points the total stress score [regression coefficient (β)= -0.493; P=0.002]. While one point seeking God’s help reduced 0.307 points the total stress score (β)= -0.307; P=0.056). However, one point of doing one step at a time increased 0.54 point the total stress score (β)=0.540; P=0.005).

Conclusions: Accepting the reality of the situation, talking to someone who could do something, seeking God’s help, and laughing about the situation decreased the stress level. However, taking one step at a time, talking to someone to find out more about the situation and admitting can’t deal solving the situation, increased the total stress score.

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Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 3 (2) 2012: 7

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Jakarta : Sekretariat Badan Litbangkes., 2012

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5p.

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2087-7021

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STRESS.

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