TABLE 5.

Predictors of the students' perceived stress

Variable	Mean (±SD)	Mean difference (95% CI)	Coefficient (95% CI)	P‐value a
Sex
Female	22.2 (±8.5)
Male	17.1 (±8.3)	−5.1 (−7.8, −2.5)	−6.0 (−8.6, −3.4)	0.001
Course
Pathology	21.7 (±8.5)
Histology	18.7 (±8.8)	−3.0 (−5.7, −0.4)	−4.1 (−6.7, −1.5)	0.001
First language
Greek	20.8 (±8.9)
English	20.9 (±9.7)	0.1 (−4.4, 4.7)	0.39 (−4.0, 4.8)	0.86
Other	18.6 (±7.9)	−2.2 (−5.2, 0.9)	−3.7 (−6.7, −0.7)	0.02
Holder of another degree
No	20.4 (±8.5)
Yes	19.4 (±9.8)	−1.1 (−5.1, 3.0)	−1.0 (−4.7, 2.6)	0.57
Place of attending online classes
Away	23.3 (±7.4)
Home	19.5 (±8.9)	−3.8 (−7.4, −0.1)	−4.0 (−8.0, −0.0)	0.05
Living situation
Alone	22.5 (±8.7)
With someone else	19.6 (±8.7)	−2.9 (−6.4, 0.5)	−1.9 (−5.5, 1.8)	0.32
Familiarity with technology
Intermediate or Beginner	21.2 (±8.4)
Expert or Advanced	19.6 (±8.7)	−1.6 (−4.5, 1.3)	0.2 (−2.6, 3.0)	0.90
Quality of internet connection
Average or Poor	22.3 (±8.2)
Very good	17.8 (±8.8)	−4.5 (−7.1, −1.9)	−4.1 (−6.6, −1.5)	0.001
Final examination grade (%)
0–80	21.0 (±8.2)
80–100	19.5 (±9.0)	−1.5 (−4.5, 1.4)	−1.4 (−4.2, 1.3)	0.30

The tool used to assess the students' perceived stress was the perceived stress scale‐10 (PSS‐10), which is composed of 10 Likert items [5‐point scale; 0 (never)—4 (very often)] and its processing gives scores ranging from 0 to 40. A total of 173 students (100 females; 73 males) participated in the survey and answered this particular tool. Significant results are given in Bold.

^a Multivariable linear regression model.