Dasgupta Aparajita, Podder Debayan, Paul Bobby, Bandyopadhyay Lina, Mandal Shamita, Pal Arkaprovo, Mandal Moumita
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;45(2):204-208. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_200_19. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
Demanding clinical and academic environments have been potential sources of stress among nursing students. Inability to cope effectively often potentiates this stress. If not intervened early, this may have a detrimental effect on health and may eventually affect the future workforce in rendering care.
The objective of this study was to explore the levels and sources of perceived stress and coping behavior among undergraduate nursing students in West Bengal.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in two nursing training institutions in West Bengal, from July to September 2018, using a validated pretested self-administered questionnaire comprising demographics, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and coping behavior inventory (CBI). Students having at least 6 months of clinical exposure were invited to participate. Of 256 eligible students, 182 returned completed questionnaires, giving an overall response rate of 71%. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analysis were performed using SPSS 16.0 software.
"Stress from assignments and workload" and "problem-solving" was the most prominent stressor and coping behavior (Factor rank 1) respectively among students. Statistically significant correlation was observed between overall mean PSS and CBI score ( = 0.306, < 0.01). Years of education, self-decision to join, increased screen time, staying at hostel significantly predicted stress ( = 0.248, = 9.640, < 0.01), and coping behavior ( = 0.223, = 10.077, < 0.01) among students.
Stress from academics and clinics were high among nursing students. As they are the future carers, it is apt to intervene early to mitigate their stress and enhance their coping skills during professional training and practice.
要求严苛的临床和学术环境一直是护理专业学生压力的潜在来源。无法有效应对常常会加剧这种压力。如果不及早干预，这可能会对健康产生不利影响，并最终影响未来的护理劳动力。
本研究的目的是探讨西孟加拉邦本科护理专业学生感知到的压力水平、来源及应对行为。
2018年7月至9月，在西孟加拉邦的两所护理培训机构开展了这项描述性横断面研究，使用一份经过验证且预测试的自填式问卷，问卷包括人口统计学信息、感知压力量表（PSS）和应对行为量表（CBI）。邀请至少有6个月临床实习经历的学生参与。在256名符合条件的学生中，182名返回了完整问卷，总体回复率为71%。使用SPSS 16.0软件进行描述性统计、Pearson相关性分析和多元回归分析。
“作业和工作量带来的压力”和“解决问题”分别是学生中最突出的压力源和应对行为（因素排名第1）。观察到总体PSS平均得分与CBI得分之间存在统计学显著相关性（r = 0.306，P < 0.01）。受教育年限、自主决定加入、屏幕使用时间增加、住在宿舍显著预测了学生的压力（r = 0.248，F = 9.640，P < 0.01）和应对行为（r = 0.223，F = 10.077，P < 0.01）。
护理专业学生在学术和临床方面的压力很大。由于他们是未来的护理人员，在专业培训和实践期间尽早进行干预以减轻他们的压力并提高他们的应对技能是恰当的。
