Faculty of Nursing, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Shorouk City, Egypt.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2024 Dec;30(6):e13267. doi: 10.1111/ijn.13267. Epub 2024 May 30.
The current study aimed to identify the association between social support, academic advising and mental health disorders among nursing students.
Stress and workload can trigger multiple mental health disorders, especially for nursing students. Thus, academic advising and counselling help support students with academic and mental health problems.
This cross-sectional study utilized online questionnaires in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) and the Student Academic Advising and Counseling Survey (SAACS) were utilized to measure social support, depression and anxiety and evaluation of academic advising and counselling services, respectively.
The study included 1134 nursing students (mean age of 20.3 years). Students with higher academic advising satisfaction were 37% less likely to experience depression (OR 0.63, 95% CI 0.46-0.85) and mental disorders (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.50-0.94). Moderate family social support was associated with lower depression (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.93) and mental disorders (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.33-0.92).
Academic advising and social support can mitigate mental health disorders among nursing students. These findings will help nurses and post-secondary providers develop strategies to support nursing students during difficult times.
本研究旨在探讨护理学生的社会支持、学业指导与心理健康障碍之间的关系。
压力和工作量会引发多种心理健康障碍,尤其是对护理专业的学生而言。因此,学业指导和咨询有助于为有学业和心理健康问题的学生提供支持。
本横断面研究在埃及和沙特阿拉伯采用了在线问卷。
使用多维感知社会支持量表(MSPSS)、患者健康问卷(PHQ-4)和学生学业指导与咨询调查(SAACS)分别测量社会支持、抑郁和焦虑,以及学业指导和咨询服务的评估。
研究纳入了 1134 名护理专业学生(平均年龄 20.3 岁)。学业指导满意度较高的学生患抑郁(OR=0.63,95%CI:0.46-0.85)和精神障碍(OR=0.68,95%CI:0.50-0.94)的风险降低了 37%。中等程度的家庭社会支持与较低的抑郁(OR=0.58,95%CI:0.37-0.93)和精神障碍(OR=0.55,95%CI:0.33-0.92)风险相关。
学业指导和社会支持可以减轻护理学生的心理健康障碍。这些发现将帮助护士和中学后教育提供者制定策略,在困难时期为护理学生提供支持。