The Impact of Background Music in Reducing Stress During Preclinical Dental Laboratories.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The reported high level of stress among dental students and its consequences, considering the known benefits of background music (BM). This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of BM on their efficiency of work, performance, and learning ability during preclinical laboratory.

Materials and methods

In this cross-sectional questionnaire study, 61 preclinical students from the College of Dentistry, Ajman university-Fujairah campus who met the defined inclusion criteria participated. After a semester of the normal laboratory without BM, various genres of BM were introduced in the laboratory. Psychological stress assessment was done using the perceived stress scale. Students were asked to fill up a written feedback questionnaire at the end

SUBMITTER: Varma SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402253 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature