The Impact of Background Music in Reducing Stress in Preclinical Dental Labs

This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stress-related Problem
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

Detailed Description

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

METHODOLOGY: 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 lab without BM (Background Music), various genres of BM were introduced in the lab. Psychological stress assessment was done using P.S.S (Perceived Stress Scale).Students were asked to fill up a written feedback questionnaire at the end of six weeks of BM. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used in order to study the statistical relationships among groups.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 60

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 23 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population were both male and female students aged between 18-23 yrs who were students of Ajman University dental campus,they are attending preclinical dental labs and belong to the 2nd and third year of the dentistry program

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students were not taking any
• medication for anxiety
• did not suffer from depression
• did not have any systemic illness;
• and they had no aversion towards music.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who were taking
• medication for anxiety
• had depression
• had systemic illness
• they had aversion towards music

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Active; Evaluate stress among dental students by Questionnaire	Other: Questionnaire; students were involved in the pre-clinical prosthodontic lab. Participation in these labs were mandatory and it involved crown and bridge preparations on typodont models. There were 2 sessions of these labs per week, one for each gender. Each session lasted for 3 hours. The study was conducted in 2 phases. At the beginning of the first phase of the study, the labs were conducted without any BM for 4 weeks. PSS(perceived stress scale), a standardized and validated, self-reporting international test was used for measuring the level of psychological stress were administered to all participants.
the present level of stress, comfort zone & coping with stress; Evaluate how stress was coped, the coping mechanisms used through Questionnaire	Other: Questionnaire; students were involved in the pre-clinical prosthodontic lab. Participation in these labs were mandatory and it involved crown and bridge preparations on typodont models. There were 2 sessions of these labs per week, one for each gender. Each session lasted for 3 hours. The study was conducted in 2 phases. At the beginning of the first phase of the study, the labs were conducted without any BM for 4 weeks. PSS(perceived stress scale), a standardized and validated, self-reporting international test was used for measuring the level of psychological stress were administered to all participants.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress.	How students cope with the stress they experience by answering a questionnaire	From baseline to 5 months
PSS ((perceived stress scale) internationally used psychological scale for measuring the level of stress, it measures how stressful are the situations in one's life.)	It consist of ten questions, each question has five answers arranged from zero to four. Each number has a point which reveals the level of stress for each question. Points were calculated according to the calculation system of the scale.	From baseline to 5 months
PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe stress	The students were graded on their response to the questionnaire	From baseline to 5 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feedback of music of male and female pre-clinical dental students.	What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by answering certain questions in the form of questionnaire	From baseline to 5 months
PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe	What type of music students feel more relaxed while working in dental labs by asking certain questions in a questionnaire a measurement tool in the form of questionnaire	From Baseline to 5 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ajman University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 24, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 25, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): August 20, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 10, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 31, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 31, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2018
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stress; music; Dental labs; genre; perceived stress scale
• Other Study ID Numbers: RDF-2015/16-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Results of the study,also methodology
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 2 months
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ICF; CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No