Perceived stress among graduate students in health sciences at a military university: a mixed-method approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a gap in the literature about the experiences of active-duty military students pursuing a graduate degree in health sciences at a university that emphasizes a military context. This exploratory study investigates how graduate students navigate stress in the context of a military university.

Method

The study applied a mixed-methods approach including a survey (N = 59) and in-depth interviews (N = 16) of students enrolled in a graduate program at the School of Medicine (368 students) and School of Nursing (187 students). Survey data was collected via email blasts to various health science departments. In the survey, students could opt-in to complete in-depth interviews. Survey data were analyzed using cross-tabulations while a transcendental phenomenologica

SUBMITTER: Mushtaq O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583747 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature