The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the symptoms of significant psychological burdens for the entire population. However, little is known about the psychological effect of COVID-19 on healthcare students. Objective: The research aimed to determine whether and to what degree healthcare...
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| author | Dujlović Gordana Mikić Milena Aranđelović Branimirka Gajić Marijana Tomić Sanja Tomić Slobodan Peričević-Medić Sonja |
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| description | Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the symptoms of significant psychological burdens for the entire population. However, little is known about the psychological effect of COVID-19 on healthcare students. Objective: The research aimed to determine whether and to what degree healthcare students exhibit signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression during the second year of the pandemic. Material and methods: The study was conducted as an online cross-sectional study, by surveying 133 healthcare students of the Faculty of Medicine. The questionnaire for the assessment of anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder - GAD-7) and the questionnaire for the assessment of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - PHQ-9) were used as research instruments. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used for statistical data processing, and statistical significance was determined at the p≤ 0.05 level. Results: The highest percentage of students showed minimal symptoms of depression (40.6%), i.e. symptoms of minimal anxiety (45.1%), while the total average score of the GAD-7 questionnaire was 6.35±5.27(SD), and the average value of the total PHQ-9 score was 7.42±5.59(SD). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on healthcare students, who during the second year of the pandemic showed mild depression and mild anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4a5a074fcc24d30b2e883d3b3b318ed2023-10-06T13:13:02ZsrpAssociation of Nurses Technicians and MidwivesSestrinska reč0354-84222466-51262023-01-012686111610.5937/sestRec2386011D0354-84222386011DThe impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing studentsDujlović Gordana0Mikić Milena1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8146-1308Aranđelović Branimirka2Gajić Marijana3Tomić Sanja4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4357-674XTomić Slobodan5Peričević-Medić Sonja6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-3022Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Medicinski fakultet Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet Novi Sad, Medicinski fakultet, Katedra za zdravstvenu negu, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet Novi Sad, Medicinski fakultet, Katedra za zdravstvenu negu, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet u Novom Sadu, Medicinski fakultet Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet Novi Sad, Medicinski fakultet, Katedra za zdravstvenu negu, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet u Novom Sadu, Medicinski fakultet Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniverzitet Novi Sad, Medicinski fakultet, Katedra za medicinu rada, Novi Sad, SerbiaIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the symptoms of significant psychological burdens for the entire population. However, little is known about the psychological effect of COVID-19 on healthcare students. Objective: The research aimed to determine whether and to what degree healthcare students exhibit signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression during the second year of the pandemic. Material and methods: The study was conducted as an online cross-sectional study, by surveying 133 healthcare students of the Faculty of Medicine. The questionnaire for the assessment of anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder - GAD-7) and the questionnaire for the assessment of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - PHQ-9) were used as research instruments. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used for statistical data processing, and statistical significance was determined at the p≤ 0.05 level. Results: The highest percentage of students showed minimal symptoms of depression (40.6%), i.e. symptoms of minimal anxiety (45.1%), while the total average score of the GAD-7 questionnaire was 6.35±5.27(SD), and the average value of the total PHQ-9 score was 7.42±5.59(SD). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on healthcare students, who during the second year of the pandemic showed mild depression and mild anxiety.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-8422/2023/0354-84222386011D.pdfanxietydepressionnursing students |
| spellingShingle | Dujlović Gordana Mikić Milena Aranđelović Branimirka Gajić Marijana Tomić Sanja Tomić Slobodan Peričević-Medić Sonja The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students Sestrinska reč anxiety depression nursing students |
| title | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| title_full | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| title_fullStr | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| title_short | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| title_sort | impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in nursing students |
| topic | anxiety depression nursing students |
| url | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-8422/2023/0354-84222386011D.pdf |
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