Psychological Well-Being in Nursing Students: A Multicentric, Cross-Sectional Study

Sílvia Reverté-Villarroya, Laura Ortega, Laia Raigal-Aran, Esther Sauras-Colón, Roser Ricomà-Muntané, David Ballester-Ferrando, Carolina Rascón-Hernán, Teresa Botigué, Ana Lavedán, Luis González-Osorio, Ximena Osorio-Spuler and Maria Dolors Burjalés-Martí
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Sílvia Reverté-Villarroya: Departament d’Infermeria, Facultat d’Infermeria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Remolins, 13-15, 43500 Tortosa, Spain
Laura Ortega: Departament d’Infermeria, Facultat d’Infermeria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain
Laia Raigal-Aran: Departament d’Infermeria, Facultat d’Infermeria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain
Esther Sauras-Colón: Unitat d’Estudis Clínics, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta, Carretera Esplanetes, 14, 43500 Tortosa, Spain
Roser Ricomà-Muntané: Departament d’Infermeria, Facultat d’Infermeria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain
David Ballester-Ferrando: Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, Emili Grahit, 77, 17071 Girona, Spain
Carolina Rascón-Hernán: Faculty of Nursing, University of Girona, Emili Grahit, 77, 17071 Girona, Spain
Teresa Botigué: Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, University of Lleida, 2 Montserrat Roig St., 25198 Lleida, Spain
Ana Lavedán: Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, University of Lleida, 2 Montserrat Roig St., 25198 Lleida, Spain
Luis González-Osorio: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Oficina de Educación en Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt 112, Temuco 4811230, Chile
Ximena Osorio-Spuler: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Manuel Montt 112, Temuco 4811230, Chile
Maria Dolors Burjalés-Martí: Departament d’Infermeria, Facultat d’Infermeria, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda Catalunya, 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: In addition to complying with strict academic standards, nursing students must acquire relevant knowledge and skills, and learn how to carry themselves in different and often stressful professional settings. These obligations could severely affect their mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine the mental health status of undergraduate nursing students and related factors. A total of 1368 nursing students from different universities in Spain and Chile were included in this study, which took place over the 2018–2019 academic year. We assessed their levels of stress related to specific learning methodologies and determined their mental health status using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The results revealed that the more advanced the course was, the lower the total GHQ-28 score. The stress generated by different types of training activities had a significant effect on the total GHQ-28 score. These results suggest that nursing education could act as a protective factor against mental health disorders. Although a heavy academic workload could lead to higher levels of stress, overall, it seems that mental health is better in more advanced courses than in initial academic years.

Keywords: anxiety; depression; mental health; problem-based learning; stress psychological; students; nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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