Stress among nursing students in Vietnam: Prevalence and associated factors

Abstract

AimTo describe stress and analyze its associated factors among nursing students.IntroductionStress is a common mental health problem among medical students, especially nursing students. Therefore, understanding stress and its associated factors is necessary to improve stress in students.MethodsA cross‐sectional study was conducted among 300 nursing students using the stratified sampling method. This study used questionnaires such as demographic form, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21, and the Stressors in Nursing Students scale. The STROBE checklist was used for reporting this study.ResultsResults showed that nearly half of the nursing students were stressed at various levels. Students experienced stress the most due to financial stressors, followed by education, clinical, and confidence stressors. Most of the factors in the four groups—clinical, education, confidence, and finance—increased the risk of stress in nursing students. There was a close relationship between personal problems other than health and the students' risk of stress (p < 0.001).ConclusionsThis study indicated that stress in nursing students was at a high level. Determining the prevalence and associated factors of stress in nursing students will help schools, families, and society take measures to reduce stress among students.Implications for nursing and health policyEducational administrators need to develop policies to support nursing students, such as reviewing the academic load of nursing students, improving the design of curricula, and supporting finance for students with difficult situations. Support services should be organized and make it easier for students to access mental health counseling services.

Особистісні Предиктори Адаптації Майбутніх Медичних Працівників До Умов Професійної Діяльності

“…In addition, a study by N. Ngoc, N. Tuan (2024) showed that almost half of nursing students experienced stress at different levels, which was caused by financial factors, education, clinical problems and uncertainty (Ngoc, Tuan, 2024). To this are added the difficulties with independent online training of students of medical professions (Xu, et al, 2024).…”

“…Окрім цього, в дослідженні N. Ngoc, N. Tuan (2024) показано, що майже половина студентів медсестер відчували стрес на різних рівнях, причиною якого були фінансові фактори, освіта, клінічні проблеми та невпевненість (Ngoc, Tuan, 2024). До цього додаються і трудності з самостійним онлайн навчанням студентів медичних професій (Xu, et al, 2024).…”

Stress, stressors, stress responses and coping strategies among student nurses in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria

“…Moderate levels of stress have been reported among majority of student nurses in Philippine [11], Spain [7], India [27], Malawi [28] and Northern Nigeria [22]. Studies in Vietnam [29] and Calabar, South-South Nigeria [21], reported high levels of stress among majority of the students studied, while a study in South-West Nigeria reported a low level of stress [20]. A meta-analysis involving 2 countries in Europe, 2 in Asia, and Saudi Arabia, also reported stress levels of intern nurses to be moderate [30], while a systematic review in Middle East and North Africa reported the prevalence range of low perceived stress of 0.8-65%, moderate stress of 5.9-84.5%, and high stress of 6.7-99.2% [31].…”