The Relationship Between Anxiety and Tension-Type Headache in Medical Students
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https://doi.org/10.55606/ijhs.v6i1.6898Keywords:
Anxiety, Medical Education, Medical Students, Stress Levels, Tension Type HeadacheAbstract
Tension-type headache (TTH) is a common condition, with a prevalence of 46% to 78%, affecting daily activities despite being relatively mild. One of the risk factors for TTH is anxiety, which is prevalent among medical students, especially those undergoing professional medical education due to the program's demands and pressures. This study aims to analyze the relationship between anxiety and the incidence of TTH in medical students. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 37 respondents from the Faculty of Medicine at Muhammadiyah University, Semarang, selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using the Fisher exact test with a significance value of p < 0.05. The study found that 16 respondents (43.2%) experienced TTH, with 8 of them experiencing moderate stress and 8 experiencing severe stress. Among the 21 respondents (56.8%) who did not experience TTH, 16 had mild stress, and 5 had moderate stress. The Fisher exact test revealed a significant relationship between anxiety and the incidence of TTH (p-value: 0.001, <0.05). The results indicate that anxiety is significantly related to the occurrence of Tension-Type Headache in medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Muhammadiyah University.
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