Depression among nursing students in an Indian government college

Chatterjee, Supantha; Saha, Indranil; Mukhopadhyay, Sujishnu; Misra, Raghunath; Chakraborty, Amartya; Bhattacharya, Aritra

doi:10.12968/bjon.2014.23.6.316

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“…Similar study from West Bengal by Chatterjee et al (2014) (10) found 63.9% prevalence of depression among nursing students.…”

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Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Government Nursing College Students in Akola: A College-Based Study

Telgote¹,

Jadhao²

2017

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BACKGROUNDVarious studies done across the world found that the undergraduate students are at risk of developing psychological morbidity. Prevalence of depression and anxiety was found to be higher in medical students compared to general population. In the background of such studies in India among nursing students, the present study is envisaged.The aim of the present study is to find out prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Govt. nursing college students. MATERIALS AND METHODSA total of 52 students studying in Govt. Nursing College, Akola were included in study based on universal sampling method. A questionnaire-based study was conducted the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). RESULTSPrevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among students was found to be 69.24%, 78.85% and 53.85% respectively. CONCLUSIONResults may help to understand magnitude of problem, forming strategies to help them accordingly and promotion of mental health among students. There is growing concern over the mental health issues, especially depression and anxiety among adolescent and young adults. Studies around the world have found prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among adolescent and young adult in the range of 5%-70%. (2) Higher education can be stressful, students have to adapt to a new lifestyle. They have to cope with various stressful situations like staying away from home, academic demands, new social relationships, and uncertainty about future. Students in higher education are vulnerable to mental health problems. (3) Various studies have found high psychological morbidity especially depression and anxiety among university students. (4)(5)(6) Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduates in Malaysia was found to be 29.3%, 55.0%, and 21.6% respectively. 'Financial or Other Competing Interest': None. Submission 25-10-2017, Peer Review 10-11-2017, Acceptance 13-11-2017, Published 20-11-2017. Corresponding Author: Dr. Amol Jadhao, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Hospital, Akola. E-mail: dr.amoljadhao@gmail.com DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2017/1369 Medical undergraduates tend to have greater psychological distress than general population. (7) A systemic review reported rates of depression, anxiety and stress among medical students varying from 6.0%-66.5%, 7.7%-65.5%, and 12.2-96.7% respectively. (8) There is considerable evidence suggesting high prevalence of depression and anxiety among nursing students. As these types of studies are lacking in Indian setting, current study is envisaged. KEYWORDS MATERIALS AND METHODS Design of StudyPresent study is a cross-sectional study of nursing college students studying at Govt. Nursing College, Akola. Study was done during the month of July 2017. Study PopulationAll undergraduate students studying in nursing college were included according to inclusion criteria. A total of 52 students were included in this study after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion Criteria ...

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“…Similar study from West Bengal by Chatterjee et al (2014) (10) found 63.9% prevalence of depression among nursing students.…”

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confidence: 63%

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Government Nursing College Students in Akola: A College-Based Study

Telgote¹,

Jadhao²

2017

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“…Pastaraisiais metais teigiama, kad Amerikoje vienas iš trijų studentų [16], Indijoje 63,9 proc. studentų patiria depresijos simptomus [17].…”

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“…studentų nustatyti depresijos simptomai [15], Indijoje depresijos simptomai nustatyti net 63,9 proc. tyrime dalyvavusių studentų [17]. Tuo tarpu estų tyrėjai skelbia, kad iš 413 medicinos studentų 30,6 proc.…”

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“…Pesquisas tem revelado a importante função protetora do suporte social na vida acadêmica do estudante de enfermagem (Brandy et al, 2015;Ratanasiripong, 2012;Yıldırım et al, 2016), que envolve o apoio da família e amigos (Xu et al, 2014;Chatterjee et al, 2014).…”

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“…Pesquisa na China destaca que o maior apoio social e o bom relacionamento com a família foram associados ao menor nível de estresse e sintomas depressivos (Xu et al, 2014). Na índia, pesquisa revela que a desarmonia familiar, o desinteresse pelo curso e a insegurança sobre o futuro foram fatores de risco para desenvolvimento da depressão entre estudantes de enfermagem (Chatterjee et al, 2014). Estudo envolvendo 1130 estudantes de enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal, identificou que o maior apoio social está relacionado ao contato mais próximo e frequente com familiares (Leal, Santos, 2016).…”

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Depression among nursing students in an Indian government college

Abstract: It is imperative that the psychological condition of nursing students be viewed as an important aspect to be considered, particularly within the Indian population and others in which there is a paucity of data.

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Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Government Nursing College Students in Akola: A College-Based Study

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Government Nursing College Students in Akola: A College-Based Study

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