Perceived stress, coping strategies and associated factors among Colombian undergraduate health science students
High perceived stress was reported by 44.1% of the participants. Students employed different coping strategies, in which context active coping exhibited the highest mean score and substance use exhibited the lowest mean score.
Authors
- Tito Cesar Quintero-Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9109-1400)
- Sahira Gimena Franco-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7161-1955)
- Yeny Z. Castellanos-Domínguez
- Paula C. Ramírez
- Martha J. Rodríguez
- Jhancy R. Aguilar-Jimenez
Institutions
- Universidad Industrial de Santander (CO)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CO)
- Universidad De Santander (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08483-y
- Primary Topic
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00