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NCT Number: NCT05393206

Influence of Medical Student Coping Behaviour Types on Health Related Behaviour and Stress Level on the Day of OSCE

Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) have recently been incorporated in the French medical studies. They will soon be an important part of the national evaluation of the students, therefore being responsible for a high level of stress.

The differents strategies of coping have never been characterized for this particular group of students. We hypothetize that different strategies of coping are associated with different level of stress, thus being an interesting insight to help students to deal with their stress and prevent disorders linked to stress.

We will be using the Brief Cope Scale to assess the different ways of coping, in addition to multiple demographic and health-related questionnaires.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Reaction Behavior Coping Behavior Exam Stress Fractures, Bone Fractures, Stress Health Behavior Motor Activity Physical Activity Sleep Hygiene Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Claude Bernard University

Lyon, France

About this study

This observational study will be conducted between the 17th and 19th of May at the Claude Bernard University (Lyon, France), during the OSCEs of the 4th year medical students. Their signed consent will be required before inclusion to the study.

Before the test begin, they will be given a few questionnaires to fill, including the Brief Cope Scale, visual analogous scales of their level of stress, level of confidence and level of resourcefulness. Coping methods are categorized in 4 types : positive thinking, active resolution, social support and avoidance. We will also ask them about their physical activity and their quality of sleep prior the OSCEs.

After the test, we will ask them once again their level of stress (visual analogous scale).

The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the link between the different methods of coping and the level of stress on the day of the OSCEs. Secondary objective is to have better insight and understanding over the relationship between coping methods and health-related problematics when linked to anxiety generated by exams.

All these data will be compared to a previous similar study conducted by our team of investigators on the same group of students, during their academical OSCEs in december 2021 (ECOSTRESS).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Fourth year medical student of Claude Bernard University participating to the OSCEs of May 2022

Exclusion criteria

  • No signed consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Brief cope scale

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to the OSCEs

    Brief Cope Scale level (from 2: minimum to 8 points : maximum) on the day of the OSCE

Secondary outcomes

  1. Coping and characterisation of stress

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to the OSCEs

    Correlation between coping methods according to BCS and characterisation of stress (from negative to positive, visual analogous scale) on the day of the OSCE

  2. Coping and self-confidence

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to the OSCEs

    Correlation between coping methods according to BCS and the level of confidence (visual scale) on the day of the OSCE

  3. Coping and inner resources

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to the OSCEs

    Correlation between coping methods according to BCS and the level of resourcefulness (visual scale) on the day of the OSCE (Spearman method)

  4. Coping and physical activity

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to (BCS) and in the half-hour after (GPAQ) the OSCEs

    Correlation between coping methods according to BCS and the level of physical activity assessed by the GPAQ questionnaire (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) in time of physical activity (minutes)

  5. Coping and sleep quality

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to (BCS) and in the half-hour after (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI from 0 minimum to 21 maximum)) the OSCEs

    Correlation between coping methods according to BCS and the score of sleep quality assesed by the PSQI questionnaire (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory)

  6. Link between sleep quality and stress

    Time frame: measured in the half-hour prior to (stress level) and in the half-hour after (PSQI) the OSCEs

    Correlation between score of sleep quality assesed by the PSQI questionnaire (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory) and the level of stress (visual analogous scale) on the day of the OSCE

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Claude Bernard University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Influence of Medical Students Coping Behaviour Types on Health Related Behaviour and Stress Level on the Day of the OSCEs

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 26, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2024

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