Year :
2021
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March
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15
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3
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Psychometric Analysis of Undergraduate Nursing Students using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale:
A Cross-sectional Study
Published: March 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/47567.14654
Sunil Chouhan, Akriti Gupta, Ruchi Singh, Anzar B Alvi
1. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Tutor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Correspondence Address :
Sunil Chouhan,
Associate Professor, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
E-mail: Sunil.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in
Abstract
Introduction: Students at nursing colleges encounter not only issues associated to individual life, but also learning difficulties. The rigor in professional training may predispose them to depression, anxiety and stress.
Aim: To investigate the prevalence and psychometric condition such as depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in undergraduate nursing students.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 387 female nursing students, aged between 18-27 years (21.16±1.52) from AIIMS, Bhopal and Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. They were analysed using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42). This self-administered anonymous questionnaire was distributed through 'WhatsApp' web and e-mail, in the form of "Google form" to all the enrolled students. The Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and Statistical Package for The Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to analysed the data using percentages.
Results: The questionnaire was filled by 223 out of 387 students. The response rate was 57.62 percent. The mean age of the respondents were 21.16 years (±1.52 years). The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress prevalence were 36.7%, 49.33% and 34.98%, respectively. In the depression and anxiety traits, majority of students were in moderate stage (14.35%, 21.08%), while in stress, majority (17.04%) of students were in mild stage. Spearman correlation found a significant moderate positive relationship between depression and anxiety (r=0.592, p<0.001), depression and stress (r=0.578, p<0.001), anxiety and stress (r=0.652, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Among the undergraduate nursing students, depression, anxiety and stress was found to be remarkable. Hence, it is necessary to enhance mental well-being among nursing students. The results allow for anxiety control screening measures and expanded rehabilitation and treatment to be initiated for the students.
Keywords
Autonomic arousal, Mental health, Nursing education, Psychological illness
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2021/47567.14654
Date of Submission: Oct 31, 2020
Date of Peer Review: Dec 12, 2020
Date of Acceptance: Feb 06, 2021
Date of Publishing: Mar 01, 2021
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. NA
PLAGIARISM CHECKING METHODS:
• Plagiarism X-checker: Nov 03, 2020
• Manual Googling: Feb 05, 2021
• iThenticate Software: Feb 08, 2021 (12%)
ETYMOLOGY: Author Origin
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