The challenges and mental health issues of academic trainees

Eleftheriades, Renee; Fiala, Clare

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“…The beginning of their university studies is a critical period for the onset of mental illness in young people (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The impact of academic life on the mental health of university students has already been widely reported (Pasic et al ., 2020). Poor mental health has been associated with a significant deterioration in academic performance (Hysenbegasi et al ., 2005) and also with students abandoning certain studies (Bakker et al ., 2020; Bowman et al ., 2020).…”

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The influence of COVID‐19 on the mental health of final‐year nursing students: comparing the situation before and during the pandemic

Reverté-Villarroya

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Lavedán

et al. 2021

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has had an important impact on the academic world. It is known that university studies can influence the mental health of students, and especially those studying health sciences. In this study, we therefore sought to analyse whether the current pandemic has affected the mental well‐being of final‐year nursing students. This was a multi‐centre study, with a descriptive, longitudinal, and prospective design. Mental well‐being was evaluated using the General Health Questionnaire. A total of 305 participants were included in the study, of whom 52.1% had experienced the COVID‐19 pandemic. Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups analysed in terms of age, access to university, average marks, mental well‐being self‐esteem, emotional exhaustion, and sense of coherence. In the case of mental well‐being, a direct association was found with both the pandemic situation (OR = 2.32, P = 0.010) and emotional exhaustion scores (OR = 1.20, P < 0.001), while an inverse association was found with sense of coherence scores (OR = 0.45, P < 0.001). This study shows that the mental health of students is a significant factor and one that must be taken into consideration when training nursing staff at university. There is a need to promote healthy habits and provide appropriate coping strategies. It is also important to train and prepare students for pandemic situations as these can have an important impact on the mental health of both the members of the public who will be treated by these future nursing professionals and the students themselves.

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The influence of COVID‐19 on the mental health of final‐year nursing students: comparing the situation before and during the pandemic

Reverté-Villarroya

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Lavedán

et al. 2021

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…Given that the number of publications/citations or journal impact factors are routinely used as evaluation criteria (Dijk et al, 2014;Rice et al, 2020;Walker et al, 2010) , publications are an important currency for career advancement. It is therefore unsurprising that authorship disputes delay submissions; create conflict among collaborators and journal editors (Faulkes, 2018;Grove, 2020;Wager et al, 2009) ; account for 6 to 8% of retractions (Henriques, 2020;Leiserson & McVinney, 2015;Noorden, 2018) and are a source of poor mental wellbeing and low staff retention in academia (Eleftheriades et al, 2020) . Further, roughly 40% of early-career researchers report that credit for their work was given to other academics or research staff (Wellcome, 2019) , with black and minority ethnic groups, individuals on fixed-term contracts, and women being particularly affected (Marschke et al, 2018;Street et al, 2010) .…”

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What senior academics can do to support reproducible and open research: a short, three-step guide

Kowalczyk¹,

Lautarescu²,

Blok³

et al. 2020

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Increasingly, policies are being introduced to reward and recognise open research practices, while the adoption of such practices into research routines is being facilitated by many grassroots initiatives. However, despite this widespread endorsement and support, open research is yet to be widely adopted, with early career researchers being the notable exception. For open research to become the norm, initiatives should engage academics from all career stages, particularly senior academics (namely senior lecturers, readers, professors) given their routine involvement in determining the quality of research. Senior academics, however, face unique challenges in implementing policy change and supporting grassroots initiatives. Given that - like all researchers - senior academics are in part motivated by self-interest, this paper lays out three feasible steps that senior academics can take to improve the quality and productivity of their research, that also serve to engender open research. These steps include a) change hiring criteria, b) change how scholarly outputs are credited, and c) change to funding and publishing with open research. The guidance we provide is accompanied by live, crowd-sourced material for further reading.

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“…In the last decade, researchers have turned their attention to the serious problems related to suicide among university students, especially undergraduate students (1)(2)(3)(4) . However, more recently, evidence regarding the vulnerability to suicidal behavior among postgraduate students has drawn the attention of researchers, health professionals, professors and institutions responsible for this population in different countries such as the United States (5) , China (6) and Brazil (7) , mainly due to the fact that stricto sensu postgraduate teaching has peculiarities and generates demands that exert great influence on the students' lives, predisposing them to psychological distress and mental illness (7)(8) .…”

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“…In this context, suffering can have a negative impact on mental health, manifesting as malaise, feelings of anguish, stress, anxiety and tension, and may even take on more serious mental disorders, as well as suicide risk (7)(8) .…”

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Factors associated to suicide risk in stricto sensu postgraduate students: a cross-sectional study

Abreu

Marcon

Espinosa

et al. 2021

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to analyze factors associated to suicide risk in postgraduate students. Method: a cross-sectional analytical study, developed with 565 stricto sensu postgraduate students from August to September 2019. Data collection took place using a validated instrument containing demographic, socioeconomic, health and academic variables; as well as variables of Module C of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), version 5.0; of the CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed by criticism, Guilty and Eye-opener) questionnaire; and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Descriptive and multiple statistical analysis was performed using the Poisson regression model, with a significance level of 5%. Results: 40.8% prevalence of current suicide risk. The following variables were associated to current suicide risk: age > 30 years old (p=0.029), absence of faith (p=0.015), depression (p<0.001) and anxiety (p=0.018) symptoms, use of psychotropic drugs during the course (p<0.001), not having a meaningful and inspiring academic work (p=0.013), not having a good relationship with colleagues from the postgraduate school (p=0.033), having family relationship impaired by the demands of the postgraduate school (p=0.036) and concern about the financial situation (p=0.048). Conclusion: a high prevalence of current suicide risk was identified among postgraduate students, as well as a significant association of this risk with demographic, socioeconomic, academic and health variables.

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The challenges and mental health issues of academic trainees

Cited by 77 publications

References 103 publications

The influence of COVID‐19 on the mental health of final‐year nursing students: comparing the situation before and during the pandemic

The influence of COVID‐19 on the mental health of final‐year nursing students: comparing the situation before and during the pandemic

What senior academics can do to support reproducible and open research: a short, three-step guide

Factors associated to suicide risk in stricto sensu postgraduate students: a cross-sectional study

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