Supantha Chatterjee1, Indranil Saha2, Sujishnu Mukhopadhyay3, Raghunath Misra4, Amitava Chakraborty5, Abantika Bhattacharya6. 1. Assistant Secretary of Medical Education, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal. 2. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, IQ City Medical College and Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital. 3. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati. 4. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Community Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata. 5. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Malda Medical College, Malda. 6. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Midnapur Medical College, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Depression is a major public health threat that can affect anyone including health professionals and nursing students. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: This analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 students of a nursing college to find out the burden of depression on them and possible contributing factors using the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS: 63.9% of the students were found to be depressed, the majority being mild in grade. First-year students were found to be significantly more affected (P=0.008). Binary logistic regression showed that familial disharmony, disinterest in the course and insecurity about future placement were statistically significant factors behind the development of depression. CONCLUSION: It is imperative that the psychological condition of nursing students be viewed as an important aspect to be considered, particularly within the Indian population and others in which there is a paucity of data.
BACKGROUND:Depression is a major public health threat that can affect anyone including health professionals and nursing students. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: This analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 students of a nursing college to find out the burden of depression on them and possible contributing factors using the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS: 63.9% of the students were found to be depressed, the majority being mild in grade. First-year students were found to be significantly more affected (P=0.008). Binary logistic regression showed that familial disharmony, disinterest in the course and insecurity about future placement were statistically significant factors behind the development of depression. CONCLUSION: It is imperative that the psychological condition of nursing students be viewed as an important aspect to be considered, particularly within the Indian population and others in which there is a paucity of data.
Authors: Ellen J M Bakker; Jos H A M Kox; Cécile R L Boot; Anneke L Francke; Allard J van der Beek; Pepijn D D M Roelofs Journal: J Adv Nurs Date: 2020-07-15 Impact factor: 3.187