Psychological Discomfort in Nursing Degree Students as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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2021-12-01
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Espina-Lopez, Fernando
Moreno-Sanchez, Emilia
Gago-Valiente, Francisco-Javier
Saez-Padilla, Jesus
Salado-Navarro, Vanesa
Merino-Godoy, Maria-de-los-angeles
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Students are a population at risk of developing psychological complications, such as psychological discomfort, stress, and anxiety, among other problems, especially during the current health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study's objective was to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological discomfort of final-year nursing students. A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out. To analyze the psychological discomfort of the participants, the Kessler test (previously validated) was used. The results of this test were divided into two levels (High >= 21/Low = 21/Low
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COVID-19, pandemic, nursing, students, stress, anxiety, depression, psychological discomfort