RT Journal Article
T1 Longitudinal Study of the Mental Health, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Stress of Senior Nursing Students to Nursing Graduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
A1 Cobo-Cuenca, Ana Isabel
A1 Fernández-Fernández, Beatriz
A1 Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
A1 Pozuelo-Carrascosa, Diana P
A1 Laredo-Aguilera, José Alberto
A1 Romero-Gómez, Benjamín
A1 Rodríguez-Cañamero, Sergio
A1 Barroso-Corroto, Esperanza
A1 Santacruz-Salas, Esmeralda
K1 COVID-19
K1 anxiety
K1 coping strategies
K1 health
K1 nursing
K1 students
AB This study analyzed changes in the psychological health of students who were in the final year of their nursing degree during the COVID-19 pandemic and later served as nursing professionals in hospitals. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted over two periods of time (the first in April 2020 and the second 6 months later, in December 2020) with 296 students for a T0 baseline (rate response 68.83%) and 92 students for a T1 post-test sample (response rate 31.08%). The data were electronically collected using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Resilience Scale, and a post-traumatic stress questionnaire. The mean age of the sample participants was 24.17 years (SD = 5.51), and 89.11% were female. During the pandemic, 14.11% of students showed scores that indicated depression, and 32.61% showed scores that indicated anxiety. In December 2020, 86.5% of the participants were working as nurses, and the percentages of those with anxiety (12%) and depression (4.3%) were significantly lower than in the first sample period. A total of 20.7% of the participants had post-traumatic stress. High scores for resilience were significantly associated with better quality of life and lower levels of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Conclusions: Although the percentages of participants with anxiety and depression decreased, they still presented with mental health problems.
YR 2022
FD 2022-10-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21112
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21112
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025