Assessment of perceived stress and association with sleep quality and attributed stressors among 1-year medical students: A cross-sectional study from Karwar, Karnataka, India.

Objectives: The objective is to study the extent of perceived stress among 1-year medical students using the Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14) and its association with sleep quality as assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and attributed stressors.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 121 1-year medical students at Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karwar, Karnataka, India. The extent of their stress was assessed using the PSS-14 and their sleep quality was assessed using the PSQI.