AIM: To determine whether definable profiles exist in a cohort of nursing student with regard to factors associated with nurses' perceived emotional intelligence, social support and stress level. BACKGROUND: There is a need to have a basic understanding of a nursing student's psychological health-related life quality profile will have a direct effect on their study and contribution to nursing educators to develop an appropriate learning environment for nursing students. DESIGN: A descriptive survey. METHODS: Data were collected in January 2009 in one nursing school in Singapore. A sample of 112 full-time baccalaureate nursing students from year 1-3 completed the stress in nursing students, social support rating scale and Trait meta-mood scale. RESULTS: Cluster analysis revealed two profiles in four main factors: demographic, perceived emotional intelligence, social support and stress level. CONCLUSIONS: Findings might help by providing important information for health care professionals to develop interventions that improve students' psychological health during their university life. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The findings will assist nursing educators or health care professionals by creating psychological health-related life quality profiles that they can use to develop interventions to improve the health of nursing students.
AIM: To determine whether definable profiles exist in a cohort of nursing student with regard to factors associated with nurses' perceived emotional intelligence, social support and stress level. BACKGROUND: There is a need to have a basic understanding of a nursing student's psychological health-related life quality profile will have a direct effect on their study and contribution to nursing educators to develop an appropriate learning environment for nursing students. DESIGN: A descriptive survey. METHODS: Data were collected in January 2009 in one nursing school in Singapore. A sample of 112 full-time baccalaureate nursing students from year 1-3 completed the stress in nursing students, social support rating scale and Trait meta-mood scale. RESULTS: Cluster analysis revealed two profiles in four main factors: demographic, perceived emotional intelligence, social support and stress level. CONCLUSIONS: Findings might help by providing important information for health care professionals to develop interventions that improve students' psychological health during their university life. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The findings will assist nursing educators or health care professionals by creating psychological health-related life quality profiles that they can use to develop interventions to improve the health of nursing students.
Authors: Sílvia Reverté-Villarroya; Laura Ortega; Laia Raigal-Aran; Esther Sauras-Colón; Roser Ricomà-Muntané; David Ballester-Ferrando; Carolina Rascón-Hernán; Teresa Botigué; Ana Lavedán; Luis González-Osorio; Ximena Osorio-Spuler; Maria Dolors Burjalés-Martí Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-03-15 Impact factor: 3.390