The mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students: An integrative review

Oates, Jennifer; Topping, Alice; Arias, Teresa; Charles, Penny; Hunter, Caroline; Watts, Kim

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.02.007

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“…Our findings suggest that formal opportunities for peer support may also enhance midwifery students' mental wellbeing and ability to cope with the emotional demands of midwifery practice. The recent integrative review (Oates et al, 2019) on midwifery student wellbeing identified three studies which evaluated interventions to address midwifery student wellbeing. Of these, two studies fo-cused on helping students improve their coping skills through workshop attendance (Cummins et al, 2018;Sahebalzamani et al, 2014), but one study (Bass et al, 2016) described the positive effect of 'student support circles' on students' sense of belonging and connectedness.…”

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“…A recent integrative review of the research on the mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students (Oates et al, 2019) identified few studies focusing solely on the mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students. Mental health may be defined as the presence or absence of symptoms of mental illness, whereas mental wellbeing may be defined as a combination of experience of positive emotions, satisfaction with life and having the psycholog-ical resources to cope with adversity (Waldron, 2010).…”

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“…Definitions of mental wellbeing, mental illness or mental distress have focused on symptoms of 'job stress' and 'burnout' which are not mental illnesses per se, but rather responses to the challenges of working in a health service environment. The integrative review focusing on midwifery students only found six studies describing the 'state of' midwifery student wellbeing, and concluded that mental health and wellbeing are concepts that have not been well explored within this specific population (Oates et al, 2019). The Work, Health and Emotional Lives of Midwives (WHELM) survey study of members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) (Hunter et al, 2018) found high levels of stress, depression and burnout, particularly among younger and less experienced midwives.…”

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“…Therefore, more studentcentered research is needed to identify stressors, barriers, and facilitators of educational stress [2]. There is not sufficient evidence to define the state of midwifery student mental health especially stressors in clinical education, when compared to other students or healthcare professionals [23]. There is a growing need for improving the clinical learning environment.…”

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Stress, stressors and related factors in clinical learning of midwifery students in Iran: a cross sectional study

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Background: Midwifery is an emotionally challenging profession, and academic education of midwifery especially clinical learning has its own specific challenges. Midwifery students face with stressful experiences, especially related to instructor and characteristics of clinical environment, which can affect their theoretical and practical abilities. There is insufficient evidence in this field. This study aimed to explore (1) the perceived stress and stressors of midwifery students and (2) the relationships between students' stress and related factors in clinical learning environment. Methods: A cross sectional, survey design was conducted at one university in Iran. A sample of 108 students was selected using Krejcie and Morgan table in 2016. Data was collected using Persian version of Cohen's perceived stress scale, Persian questionnaire of sources of stress and demographic form. Data was analyzed using independent t, ANOVA and correlation coefficient test (α < 0.05). Results: Participants returned 70 surveys (response rate, 64.8%). Approximately 56% of the students perceived a high level of stress. The most common dimensions of stressors were "unpleasant emotions" and "humiliating experiences". The highest stressors were included "feeling suffering due to seeing for patients with critical situation", "instructor's admonition in the presence of clinical staff" and "communication with instructor". The "interest in the field of study" had a negative impact on perception of stressors in dimensions of "clinical practices" and "interpersonal communication". Conclusions:The midwifery students reported their stress in severe level, especially in dimensions of "unpleasant emotions" and "humiliating experiences". The factors associated with the instructors have caused more stress in students. These findings will highlight need for supportive strategies by the clinical instructors. In this regard, the use of experienced instructors, the development of communication skills of the instructors, increasing coping skills of the students and the creation of a supportive environment may be helpful.

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“…There is not sufficient evidence to define the state of midwifery student mental health especially stressors in clinical education, when compared to other students or healthcare professionals [23].…”

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Stress, stressors and related factors in clinical learning of midwifery students in Iran: a cross sectional study

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Beheshtizadeh

2020

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Background: Midwifery is an emotionally challenging profession, and academic education of midwifery especially clinical learning has its own specific challenges. Midwifery students face with stressful experiences, especially related to instructor and characteristics of clinical environment, which can affect their theoretical and practical abilities. There is insufficient evidence in this field. This study aimed to explore (1) the perceived stress and stressors of midwifery students and (2) the relationships between students' stress and related factors in clinical learning environment. Methods: A cross sectional, survey design was conducted at one university in Iran. A sample of 108 students was selected using Krejcie and Morgan table in 2016. Data was collected using Persian version of Cohen's perceived stress scale, Persian questionnaire of sources of stress and demographic form. Data was analyzed using independent t, ANOVA and correlation coefficient test (α<0.05). Results: Participants returned 70 surveys (response rate, 64.8%). Approximately 56 % of the students perceived a high level of stress. The most common dimensions of stressors were "unpleasant emotions" and "humiliating experiences". The highest stressors were included "feeling suffering due to seeing for patients with critical situation", "instructor’s admonition in the presence of clinical staff" and "communication with instructor". The "interest in the field of study" had a negative impact on perception of stressors in dimensions of "clinical practices" and "interpersonal communication". Conclusions: The midwifery students reported their stress in severe level, especially in dimensions of "unpleasant emotions" and "humiliating experiences". The factors associated with the instructors have caused more stress in students. These findings will highlight need for supportive strategies by the clinical instructors. In this regard, the use of experienced instructors, the development of communication skills of the instructors, increasing coping skills of the students and the creation of a supportive environment may be helpful. Keywords: Clinical Learning Environment, Clinical Education, Clinical Preceptorship, Midwifery Education, Stress, Student, Midwifery, Instructor

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The mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students: An integrative review

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

‘The rollercoaster’: A qualitative study of midwifery students’ experiences affecting their mental wellbeing

‘The rollercoaster’: A qualitative study of midwifery students’ experiences affecting their mental wellbeing

Stress, stressors and related factors in clinical learning of midwifery students in Iran: a cross sectional study

Stress, stressors and related factors in clinical learning of midwifery students in Iran: a cross sectional study

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