Health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed at investigating the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of nursing students and its relationship with year of training, sociodemographic variables and the intensity of depressive symptoms. A convenience sample of 256 students, out of 353 eligible (72%), responded to the Medical Outcomes Study -The 36 Item ShortForm Health Survey (SF-36) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (self-administered).Final-year students, females and students with a higher intensity of depressive symptoms presented lower SF-36 scores in the physical functioning, vitality and social functioning domains. Institutional psychopedagogic support programs may minimize this negative impact on the HRQoL and encourage better professional performance of students in higher vulnerability situations. Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud y síntomas depresivos de estudiantes del curso de graduación en enfermería.Se trata de un estudio descriptivo y transversal que investigó la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud (CVRS) de los estudiantes de enfermería y la relación con años de estudio, las variables sociodemográficas y la intensidad de los síntomas depresivos. Una muestra accidental de 256 estudiantes de 353 elegibles (72%) respondió el Medical Outcomes Study -The 36 Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) y el Inventario de Depresión de Beck (IDB) (auto-aplicación). Estudiantes del último año del curso, los del sexo femenino y con mayor intensidad de síntomas depresivos, presentaron menores puntuaciones del SF-36 en los dominios capacidad funcional, vitalidad y aspectos sociales. El impacto es mayor en el último año del curso, los estudiantes de sexo femenino o con síntomas depresivos. Programas de apoyo psicológico podrían minimizar este impacto y contribuir a una mejor formación y desempeño profesional de los estudiantes en situación de mayor vulnerabilidad.

A cross-country comparative study on stress and quality of life in nursing students

“…Specifically, in this study, respondents rated high scores for “social” dimensions. This seems to suggest that student nurses perceived better social health, which is consistent with previously reported studies . This domain in the QOLES consists of items such as “satisfaction with social status,” “satisfaction with social support,” “satisfaction with work ability,” and “satisfaction with interpersonal relationship” that reflect the personal life conditions of the nursing students.…”

“…For instance, in a cross‐sectional study conducted by Chernomas and Shapiro describing nursing students’ QoL, the vast majority of the respondents rated their overall QoL as being very good and were satisfied with their health. Similarly, in one study in Brazil, nursing students reported higher scores in their overall QoL, suggesting an excellent QoL. Specifically, in this study, respondents rated high scores for “social” dimensions.…”

The relationship between health-related quality of life and prevalence of depressive symptoms among undergraduate nursing students in Turkey

“…Similar to our results, Souza et al in nursing students in Brazil were found to have significantly lower physical and mental component scores than those who did not report depression [24]. Likewise, Cheung et al in nursing students in Hong Kong reported that depression was found to be significantly associated physical and mental health.…”

Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life of Student Pharmacists

“…Low HRQoL in our college of pharmacy's P1, P2, and P3 student pharmacists, especially the mental component, is consistent with the results reported in medical and nursing students at similar chronological points of 3 degree programs prior to graduation. 1,38,39 Several studies have found that a high level of stress was associated with low mental health. Marshall and American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2014; 78 (1) Article 7.…”