A Survey of Mental Health in Graduate Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal
Nurse educator
ISSN: 1538-9855
Titre abrégé: Nurse Educ
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7701902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
27
3
2021
medline:
2
7
2021
entrez:
26
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Elevated levels of stress, anxiety, and depression are common symptoms in graduate students pursuing a degree in the health care professions. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic likely complicated these existing issues. To confirm this hypothesis, researchers created a survey to examine the experiences of graduate nursing students during COVID-19. Graduate nursing students (n = 222) completed the survey, which included 2 instruments: the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Events Scale (IES-R). Nearly 25% of students expressed moderate to extremely severe levels of negative emotional states on the DASS-21, and 23.8% of students scored within the area of clinical concern for the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder on the IES-R. Understanding levels of mental health and associated factors that may contribute to changes can assist administration, faculty, and staff in targeting resources and interventions to support graduate nursing students to continue their education.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Elevated levels of stress, anxiety, and depression are common symptoms in graduate students pursuing a degree in the health care professions. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic likely complicated these existing issues.
PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
To confirm this hypothesis, researchers created a survey to examine the experiences of graduate nursing students during COVID-19.
METHODS
METHODS
Graduate nursing students (n = 222) completed the survey, which included 2 instruments: the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Events Scale (IES-R).
RESULTS
RESULTS
Nearly 25% of students expressed moderate to extremely severe levels of negative emotional states on the DASS-21, and 23.8% of students scored within the area of clinical concern for the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder on the IES-R.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Understanding levels of mental health and associated factors that may contribute to changes can assist administration, faculty, and staff in targeting resources and interventions to support graduate nursing students to continue their education.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33767089
doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001013
pii: 00006223-900000000-99192
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
215-220Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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