Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Psychological distress and coping styles among baccalaureate nursing students: Promoting mental health of future nurses in COVID‑19 pandemic

. Ankita Sharma; . Rajesh Kumar

Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) causes significant psychological distress amongnursing students. College‑bound nursing students might have preferred different types of ... Read More BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) causes significant psychological distress amongnursing students. College‑bound nursing students might have preferred different types of copingstrategies to deal with psychological distress. This study aims to measure the psychological distressand role of coping styles to mediate the stress level among the baccalaureate nursing students amidthe COVID‑19 pandemic.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional online survey was conducted in December 2020 ata nursing college attached to a tertiary care teaching hospital, North India. Nearly 251 baccalaureatenursing students completed the Impact of Event Scale‑Revised (IES‑R) and Coping Orientation toProblems Experienced Inventory (Brief‑COPE) scale to report their psychological distress and copingstyles, respectively. Chi‑square test, independent sample t‑test followed by binary and multivariableregression were used to identify the factors associated with distress in students during the pandemic.RESULTS: Students’ mean age was 22.22 ± 1.24 years. The mean IES‑R was 19.59 ± 12.45 innursing students. Psychological distress found a significant association with age (P = 0.022), academicclass (P = 0.016), travel history (P = 0.034), and being positive reverse transcription–polymerasechain reaction (RT‑PCR) for COVID‑19 status of self (P = 0.018) and family members in the medicalprofession (P = 0.013). In binary logistic regression, stress level found a significant association withfirst‑year academic level (OR: 3.250, 95% CI: 1.429–7.390, P = 0.005) and family members in themedical profession (OR: 4.44, 95% CI: 1.019–19.382, P = 0.047). Adaptive coping styles were morefrequently preferred than maladaptive coping styles (54% vs 41%). Adaptive (r = 0.295, P < 0.001)and maladaptive coping (r = 0.403, P < 0.001) shows a significant positive relationship with stressin students, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: Coronavirus pandemic causes significant distress among nursing students. Studentswere able to manage stress using acceptance and religious/spiritual coping strategies. During thepandemic, stress management to support mental health is highly recommended.

Investigating the effect of social support, social capital, and coping on the positive state of mind of Iranian older people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

. Neda SoleimanvandiAzar; . Nasibeh Zanjari; . Salah Eddin Karimi; . Seyed Fahim Irandoost; . Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani; . Arash Ziapour; . Sina Ahmadi; . Mozhgan Moshtagh

Volume 11, Issue 7 , August 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Social resources help to adapt to stress and might positively affect the well‑beingof individuals with severe conditions like human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome ... Read More

A study comparing depression, anxiety, and coping styles between high school students attending and not attending coaching class for medical entrance examination

. Krishan Kumar Sharma; . Parth Singh Meena; . Charan Singh Jhilowa; . Shubham Jhanwar; . Jitendra Rohilla; . Pinki Tak; . Mahendra Jain

Volume 11, Issue 7 , August 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Various kinds of stressors and psychological problems have been reported inthe adolescent student population. This study assessed and compared depression, anxiety, andvarious ... Read More

Effect of the combination of Benson’s relaxation technique and brief psychoeducational intervention on religious coping, sense of coherence, and quality of life of family caregivers

. Forough Mowla; . Sedigheh Khanjari; . Shima Haghani

Volume 10, Issue 5 , May 2020, , Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: Chronic diseases leave a huge impact on the life of children and their familycaregivers (FCGs). Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of thecombination ... Read More

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Psychological distress and coping styles among baccalaureate nursing students: Promoting mental health of future nurses in COVID‑19 pandemic

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Investigating the effect of social support, social capital, and coping on the positive state of mind of Iranian older people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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A study comparing depression, anxiety, and coping styles between high school students attending and not attending coaching class for medical entrance examination

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Effect of the combination of Benson’s relaxation technique and brief psychoeducational intervention on religious coping, sense of coherence, and quality of life of family caregivers

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