Stress Level during Thesis Writing in Pandemic Covid-19 among Midwife Students, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya

Abstract

Background: There are many obstacles and difficulties experienced by students while working on their thesis so that it can cause stress. Aims: To describe of stress level among midwife students during thesis writing in pandemic covid-19 at Universitas Airlangga Surabaya year batch 2018. Methods: This study was descriptive cross sectional research on 38 midwifery students. The data was taken on March ? October 2021 using DASS 21 modified into google form. Results: The results showed that most of the respondents, namely 28 people (73.7%) were 21 years old and all respondents were female. The majority of respondents, namely 23 people (60.5%) experienced stress at normal level. There were 15 (39,5%) respondents experienced stress at any level, and mostly were mild and moderate (13,2%) respectively. Five students reported severe and very severe stress. Conclusions: Forty percents of midwifery students experienced stress due thesis writing period. This study needs further exploration whether thesis is the only stressor among midwifery students.