title: [Quality of life, stress management and health promotion in medical and dental students. A comparative study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Which are the differences in health-related quality of life and stress management in medical and dental students?
  
  
  METHODS
  101 dental and 237 medical students from different years of Justus-Liebig University Giessen were examined during winter term 2008/09 and summer term 2009 using the specific Questionnaire on Health Promotion, Life Satisfaction, and Stress Management in Dental or Medical Students (addressing work satisfaction and choice of subject, private life, relaxation behavior and stress management, and health behavior), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and SF-36 Health Survey. For statistical analysis, Mann-Whitney-U-Test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson correlation and Chi2-Tests were primarily used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dental and medical students showed considerable mental impairment in SF-36. Every fifth dental student suffered from slight to moderate depression. Though averaging more hours per week, medical students were more satisfied with their studies. More than half of the dental and medical students did not have appropriate strategies of coping with stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Concerning the mental impairment in both groups and regarding a higher health-related quality of life, specific prevention courses or mentoring programs should already be offered at the beginning of medical training in order to cope with strains of medical school and future job strains in the medical or dental profession.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Universitätsklinikum Gießen. Harald.Jurkat@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jurkat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Höfer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017748:Time Management; D055815:Young Adult