Manana Maleke, Ntuli Sam Thembelihle, Mokwena Kebogile, Maaga Kgomotso
Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa.
Department of Statistical Sciences, School of Science and Technology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Jul 28;13(8):630. doi: 10.3390/bs13080630.
Globally, mental disorders are common among nursing students; therefore, effective prevention and early detection are urgently needed. However, the prevalence rate of anxiety symptoms has not been investigated in South African nursing colleges. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and their sociodemographic risk factors among nursing students in Gauteng province, South Africa. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Chris Hani Baragwanath and SG Lourens nursing colleges in the first week of June 2022. A purposeful sampling technique selected the third- and fourth-year nursing students aged ≥ 18 years registered at the two nursing colleges. The seven-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale was used to assess anxiety symptoms. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 74.7% (95% confidence interval: 69.9-78.9). Being a student at nursing college B, being in the fourth academic year of study and use of substances were identified as predictors of anxiety symptoms in these nursing students. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in this study is relatively high, with predictors of developing anxiety being a student at nursing college B, in the fourth academic year and current use of psychoactive substances were predictors of anxiety symptoms. These findings highlight the need to develop interventions and strategies to promote mental health assessments and management to prevent and reduce the problem of mental disorders among nursing students.
在全球范围内，精神障碍在护理专业学生中很常见；因此，迫切需要有效的预防和早期检测。然而，南非护理学院尚未对焦虑症状的患病率进行调查。本研究旨在评估南非豪登省护理专业学生中焦虑症状的患病率及其社会人口学风险因素。这项横断面描述性研究于2022年6月的第一周在克里斯·哈尼·巴拉格瓦纳特护理学院和SG·洛伦斯护理学院进行。采用目的抽样技术选取了在这两所护理学院注册的18岁及以上的大三和大四护理专业学生。使用七项广泛性焦虑障碍量表来评估焦虑症状。焦虑症状的患病率为74.7%（95%置信区间：69.9 - 78.9）。在护理学院B就读、处于第四学年以及使用药物被确定为这些护理专业学生焦虑症状的预测因素。本研究中焦虑症状的患病率相对较高，焦虑症状的预测因素包括在护理学院B就读、处于第四学年以及当前使用精神活性物质。这些发现凸显了制定干预措施和策略以促进心理健康评估和管理的必要性，从而预防和减少护理专业学生中的精神障碍问题。
