Stress among Mansoura (Egypt) baccalaureate nursing students

Abstract

Background: Over the last years, details regarding levels of stress and sources of stress have emerged in studies of nursing students in Western population To date, there only few similar reports on clinical stress, anxiety, depression among the Arab population .This study was conducted to examine the level of perceived stress among baccalaureate Mansoura nursing students and to highlight the possible predicting factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Data were obtained from 373 students using a self-administered questionnaire, including questions on sociodemographics, list of possible stressors, perceived stress, physical wellbeing factors, anxiety and depressive symptoms. Results: Prevalence of high stress level, anxiety and depression were 40.2%, 46.6% and 27.9%, respectively. On average each student reported a mean of 4.6 stressors and academic pressures were the most frequent stressors .In regression analysis the number of stressors and global sickness index score were predictors of high stress level. Conclusion: These findings call for introduction of stress management programs and psychiatric care into nursing health services of the University.

Stress among Nursing and Midwifery Students Offering a Top-Up Module in the University of Health and Allied Health Sciences, Ho

“…Samson-Akpan, John, Edet, and Ella (2015) reported 33.80% in University of Calabar, Nigeria and Nancy (2011) reported 33.00% in Punjab in India [18]. Higher levels of stress has also been reported by Amr et al (2011), 40.2% in Mansoura University, Egypt [19], Shiferaw et al (2015), 47.7% in Jimma University Ethiopia [20] and Khater, Akhu-Zaheya, and Shaban (2014), 47.82% in Jordan [21].…”

“…The varying prevalence of high stress level among nursing and midwifery students may be attributed to the differences in socio demographic characteristics, campus environment, teaching curriculum and type of coping strategies used [22]. In an attempt to explain the reasons for the high stress levels among nursing students in Egypt, Amr, El-Gilany, El-Moafee, Salama and Jimenez (2011) posited that increasing number of students coupled with the passive learning environments which foster memorization by students at the expense of synthesizing, problem solving and creative thinking abilities that impair the clinical skill training may be the malefactor [19]. This assertion could also be said to account for the levels of stress among students in the current study.…”

Association Between Nursing Students' Academic and Sociodemographic Characteristics and Stress

“…11,12 Stress interferes on the quality of the teachinglearning process of nursing students, and its occurrence can be related to the students' academic and sociodemographic aspects. 13 It is therefore important to verify the association between these aspects and stress in order to minimize it and think of ways in which to face it.…”

Estrés en estudiantes de enfermería: una revisión sistemática

“…En el estudio de Draib et al (11), desarrollado en Brasil, se encontró que hay relación entre los niveles altos de estrés académico y ansiedad en los estudiantes de enfermería, dato que coincide con un estudio en Egipto, en el cual Amr et al (20) encontraron una prevalencia de alto nivel de estrés, ansiedad y depresión con el 40,2%, 46,6% y 27,9%, respectivamente.…”

“…Otra En otros países fuera del continente americano, como Egipto, los investigadores Amr et al (20) sugirieron la introducción de programas de manejo de estrés y atención psiquiátrica en los servicios de salud de enfermería de la universidad. En China, Ni et al (58) analizaron que la salud mental de los estudiantes de enfermería chinos estaba relacionada con las formas de afrontamiento, autoestima, estrés, estudio y problemas de salud física en el último año.…”