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Frequency of Anxiety, Depression and Stress among Pharmacy Undergraduates of Annual and Semester System: A Cohort-Based Comparison

Mehmood Azam1, Rabia Ishaq1, Qaiser Iqbal1, Syed Umer Jan1, Mohammad Alam Mengal2, Fahad Saleem1★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN.
  2. 2Centre for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN.

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Fahad Saleem

Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN.

fahaduob@gmail.com

Received: 08-08-2020; Revised: 02-09-2020; Accepted: 27-09-2020.

Volume 6, Issue 3 · pp. 35–39 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2020.3.12

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: The current study was aimed to evaluate the anxiety, depression and stress (AD&S) among two different academic performance systems (i.e. semester and annual system). Methods:A questionnaire— based, cross-sectional survey technique was adopted. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) was used to assess the AD&S among pharmacy undergraduates enrolled at Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan Quetta. SPSS v 20.0 was used for data coding and analysis whereas both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data elaboration. Results:Two hundred and eighty-nine pharmacy undergraduates participated in the study with a distribution of 43.3% belonging to the annual academic system and 56.7% from the semester system. Students Majority were of 20 years old (59, 20.4%), including both male (194, 67.1%) and female (95, 32.9%). The mean AD&S scores of the entire cohort were 14.15±9.3, 13.61±7.9 and 18.18±8.2 respectively representing moderate AD&S among pharmacy undergraduates. Statistically significant difference (p<0.05) was reported among students of annual and semester system for all three variables of study whereby the students of semester system were more in AD&S as compared to the annual system. Conclusion: Based on the findings of current study it is suggested that measure should be taken to reduce the AD&S among students for better academic performance. This is achievable by engaging students by inquiring their queries and problems faced during the semester-related activities. By doing so, a stress-free environment is predicted hence bringing academic prosperity among students leading to the development of a more qualified and satisfied future pharmacist.

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    Azam, M., Ishaq, R., Iqbal, Q., Jan, S. U., Mengal, M. A., & Saleem, F. (). Frequency of Anxiety, Depression and Stress among Pharmacy Undergraduates of Annual and Semester System: A Cohort-Based Comparison. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 6(3), 35–39. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2020.3.12