ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Anxiety in Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Family Resilience and Fear of Disease Recurrence in Elderly OVCF Patients and Spouses: A Cross-Lagged Actor-Partner Interdependence Model Analysis.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Soft computing analysis of the factors associated with stress, anxiety, and depression.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Italian Nursing Students: Prevalence and Predictors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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objectivesTo analyse the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of anxiety in nursing students and the factors involved.
designA systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCE: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science.
backgroundNursing students are at an increased risk of developing mental overload, due to the presence of many sources of stress during their academic training. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of the general population, especially on healthcare workers and consequently on students undertaking placements in healthcare settings.
methodsA systematic review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. A total of 24 articles were included in the review, and 20 articles were selected for the meta-analysis.
resultsWe found that the anxiety scores of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic were slightly higher (50%) than before the pandemic. The most influential risk factors for developing anxiety were academics, age, gender, having children, living in urban areas or with family, having an addiction to social networks, and having a fear of becoming infected with COVID-19. Resilience, spiritual support and feelings of happiness protected students against the risk of developing high levels of anxiety.
conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased levels of anxiety in nursing students. Thirty-five percent of the meta-analytically analysed sample had elevated levels of anxiety.
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