[
    {
        "id": "osp-11234",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Causes of Stress and Coping Strategies Adopted by Undergraduate Health Professions Students in a University in the United Arab Emirates",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Gomathi",
                "given": "Kadayam G."
            },
            {
                "family": "Ahmed",
                "given": "Soofia"
            },
            {
                "family": "Jayadevan",
                "given": ""
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/causes-of-stress-and-coping-strategies-adopted-by-undergraduate-health-professions-students-in-a-university-in-the-united-arab-emirates",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "13",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "430-434",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.1500",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to compare causes of stress and coping strategies adopted by a sample of undergraduate health-profession students at the Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates. Methods: An anonymous voluntary questionnaire-based survey was conducted, from January to July 2011, among first- and second-year medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and physiotherapy students (N = 212) to identify causes of stress. Coping strategies were studied using the Brief COPE Inventory. Results: Worries regarding the future (54.2%) and parental expectations (40.1%) were the major stressors. Poor diet (36.8%) and a lack of exercise (36.3%) were also reported to cause stress. Students used multiple strategies, mainly religion/praying (74.5%), planning (70.5%) and taking action (70.5%) to cope with stress. There were no significant differences observed in the stressors or coping strategies between genders or programmes. First-year students (62.5%) relied on emotional support significantly more (P"
    }
]