Ashish Shrestha

Publications
  • Research Article
    Stress and its relief among undergraduate dental students in a tertiary health care centre in eastern Nepal
    Author(s): Sabita Paudel*,Nuwadatta Subedi,Ashish Shrestha Sabita Paudel*,Nuwadatta Subedi,Ashish Shrestha

    Background: Dentistry is associated with a number of stressors resulting to depression, anxiety, substance misuse, absenteeism, diminished work efficiency, and burnout. The study was conducted with the objectives to know the prevalence and type of stressors; their consequences stress relievers among the clinical dental students. Methods: It is a descriptive cross-sectional qualitative study carried out using a self-administered questionnaire among the clinical dental students of a college of dental surgery of eastern Nepal. The questionnaire was adapted from the Dental Environmental Stress Questionnaire designed by Westerman et al., and was modified to include several cultural factors appropriate for Nepali students. Students were asked to assess the questionnaire items as “not stressful,.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000157

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