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Factors related to mental health problems in nursing students: a multicenter study.

Diana Carolina Tiga-Loza, Ligia Betty Arboleda de Pérez, María Ángela Ramírez-Cruz, Rocío de Diego Cordero

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Diana Carolina Tiga-LozaUniversidad de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. Universidad Manuela Beltrán, Bucaramanga, Colombia. E-mail: dia.tiga@mail.udes.edu.co Universidad de Santander Universidad de Santander Bucaramanga Colombia dia.tiga@mail.udes.edu.co.
Ligia Betty Arboleda de PérezUniversidad de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. E-mail: li.arboleda@mail.udes.edu.co Universidad de Santander Universidad de Santander Bucaramanga Colombia li.arboleda@mail.udes.edu.co.
María Ángela Ramírez-CruzSENA, Seccional Bucaramanga, Colombia. E-mail: maramirezcr@sena.edu.co SENA Bucaramanga Colombia maramirezcr@sena.edu.co.
Rocío de Diego CorderoUniversidad de Sevilla, España. E-mail: rdediego2@us.es Universidad de Sevilla Universidad de Sevilla Spain rdediego2@us.es.

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought consequences to the mental health of the undergraduate population of nursing programs. Objective: To identify the factors associated with mental health disturbances among university students in nursing programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic among students enrolled in nursing programs at two Colombian universities and one Spanish university. An online sociodemographic, economic, and personal survey was administered along with the GHQ-12, the Family APGAR, the MOS Social Support Survey, and the IES-R for posttraumatic stress. The prevalence of mental health disturbances and their differences according to the characteristics of the students were estimated; prevalence ratios were also obtained. Results: Of the 302 students, a prevalence of clinically significant mental was found in 61.92%, family dysfunction in 61.58%, and low social support in 9.33%. In addition, 44.46% had posttraumatic stress symptoms, 52.65% had economic difficulties, 54.61% had academic difficulties, and 69.87% had personal difficulties. These mental disturbances were frequent in the presence of moderate family dysfunction (PR=1.77 CI95%=1.15;2.73), difficulty in paying for food (PR=1.35 CI95%=1.09;1.67), a breakup with a partner (PR=1.27 CI95%=1.02;1.59) and clinically relevant posttraumatic stress symptoms (PR=1.69 CI95%=1.28;2.24). Discussion: Psychological distress and its related factors found in nursing students agree with other findings in the literature. Conclusion: A significant proportion of nursing students were affected in their mental health during the pandemic, demonstrating the need for systematic, continuous, and comprehensive strategies by educational institutions.

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COVID-19, Patient Health QuestionnaireMental DisordersMental HealthStudents, Nursing

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PMCPMC11807002

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