HUBUNGAN TINGKAT STRES DENGAN KEJADIAN SINDROM DISPEPSIA FUNGSIONAL PADA MAHASISWA SEMESTER AKHIR PRODI S1 KEPERAWATAN DI STIKES YARSI SUMBAR BUKITTINGGI

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The incidence of stress on students of final semster is something that naturally occurs where they are faced with more severe academic problems. The existence of acute stress can affect gastrointestinal function and sparked the complaints such as feeling uncomfortable in the abdomen (stomach), a feeling of early satiety, bloating, nausea, and even epigastric pain. This situation is known as dyspepsia syndrome. This study aims to determine the relationship of stress level with functional dyspepsia syndrome incidence on the final semester students in undergraduate degree of nursing Stikes Yarsi Sumbar Bukittinggi. This type of research is a descriptive analytic with cross sectional study approach. Data collection used in the study were the questionnaires which distributed to 40 research students who have been selected from 67 people using purposive sampling method. Data processing research is computerized including the univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi-Square test. The results showed that less than half (37.5%) of respondents with normal stress levels, and half (50%) of students experienced functional dyspepsia syndrome and there is a correlation between the level of stress with functional dyspepsia syndrome incidence with p value = 0.004 (p <0 , 05). So it can be concluded that the level of stress is one of the factors causing functional dyspepsia syndrome incidence on the final semester student in Undergraduate Degree of Nursing Stikes Yarsi Sumbar Bukittinggi where the higher level of stress, the greater the risk of the functional dyspepsia syndrome incidence. In conclusion, it is expected to educational institutions to understand and guide the students to remain discipline in carrying out lectures so that they will be avoid from the stress and the functional dyspepsia syndrome incidence.