A Study To Assess The Impact On Mental Health During Covid 19 Pandemic Among B.Sc. Nursing Students in Selected Nursing College at Chennai

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A Study to Assess the Impact on Mental Health during

Covid-19 Pandemic among B.Sc. Nursing Students in
Selected Nursing College at Chennai
Mrs. Priyadarshini M1, Ms. Nivedha C2, Dr. Tamilarasi B3
1,2
Lecturer, 3Principal,
1, 2, 3
Madha College of Nursing, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Due to outbreak of COVID-19, various activities was carried over by Priyadarshini M | Ms. Nivedha C | Dr.
health ministry to control the spread. Lockdown as made impact on Tamilarasi B "A Study to Assess the
academic performance among the students, especially nursing Impact on Mental Health during Covid-
19 Pandemic among B.Sc. Nursing
students lack their clinical skills and academic performance. Due to
Students in Selected Nursing College at
restriction the students face lot of issues to overcome the academic
Chennai" Published
performance in International
A study was conducted to assess the impact on mental health during Journal of Trend in
COVID 19 pandemic among B.Sc. Nursing students in selected Scientific Research
Nursing College at Chennai. The objectives of the was to assess the and Development
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their demographic variable. With the view Descriptive study was www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52824.pdf
conducted among 232, 60 B.Sc. nursing students who fulfilled the
inclusion criteria was selected as sample. The study participants were Copyright © 2023 by author (s) and
selected using simple random sampling technique. The analysis International Journal of Trend in
revealed that the frequency distribution of impact of mental health Scientific Research and Development
during COVID-19 shows that Among the 60 B.Sc. Nursing students, Journal. This is an
majority of the students (78.3%) shows moderate level of mental Open Access article
health impact and some of them were mild impact (15.0%) and few distributed under the
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variables of participants (N=60) reveals that the highest mean 3.42±
0.996 was missed for their friends, followed by 3.03±1.104 felt lack KEYWORDS: Impact of mental
of clinical knowledge 3.08±1.124 was for worried about exams. health, B.Sc. Nursing students,
It shows that the students had moderate impact on mental health COVID-19 pandemic
during COVID-19.
INTRODUCTION
An outbreak of COVID- 19 began in Wuhan (Hubei also directly affect their studies. In a various study
province, China) in December 2019 and as spread among nursing students done during the COVID -19
worldwide. As of 26 July 2021, 194 080 019 cases pandemic, mental health - related symptoms such as
and 4162 304 deaths have been reported worldwide anxiety, depression and stress were investigated, and
stated by WHO. The massive outbreak of COVID - commonly observed effects of such experience
19 as increased the risk of death and has had a include depression and stress but also low academic
significant impact on the mental health. Social motivation. Clinical placement can be a challenging
distancing and quarantine measures have affected part of training, ever without the additional challenges
students; participation in face-to-face lectures and of a pandemic, students struggle to integrate into the
other learning - related activities for students. team, to define their professional self and feel
For nursing students who desire to become health insecure about their competence.
care professionals in the future, mental health related As a result, most students experience some
issues are even more complicated because such issues combination of an uncertain and stressful
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environment and impaired support for students is a variables were used to impact mental health. After
recipe that could jeopardize the students learning obtaining consent from the students, the data
outcomes.. In addition, the clinical practice of nursing collection procedure was started by providing the
students in hospitals has also been discontinued. questionnaire. They were given 15-20 minutes to
Because much of nursing education consists of complete the questionnaire.
clinical practice, students may have been concerned
RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION:
about being inadequate in clinical skill development.
Data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The
In addition, the application skills are insufficient, the
frequency distribution of demographic variables of
uncertainty of when, where and how to do the
students shows that, Regarding to age of B.sc nursing
compensatory training for the elimination of
students 15(25.0%) were in the age group of 18-19
inadequacy could stress nursing students. It is
years, 38(63.3%) were in the age group of 20-21
necessitates the aim to assess the level of mental
years, 7(11.7%) were in the age group of 22-23 years.
health related symptoms in nursing students and to
Regarding the gender majority of them were female
analyze the potential risk factors associated with these
47 (79.3%) and 13 (21.7%) of them were male.
symptoms.
Regarding to year of study among 60 B.Sc. nursing
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: students, 20(33.3%) students were studying in 2nd
A study to assess the impact on mental health during year, 20 (33.3%) were studying in 3rd year, and 20
COVID 19 pandemic among BSc. Nursing students in (33.3%) students were studying in 4th year.
selected Nursing College at Chennai.
Regarding the source of online resources, all 59
OBJECTIVES: (98.3%) of students were using mobile phone and
To assess the impact on mental health during the 1(1.7%) is using laptop. Regarding the availability of
COVID 19 pandemic among BSc. Nursing internet, all 60 (100%) of students were having online
students. resource. Regarding the awareness of covid19,
To associate the impact on mental health during 60(100%) students have awareness regarding
the COVID 19 pandemic among B.Sc. Nursing covid19.
students with their demographic variable.
The first objective was to assess impact on mental
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: health during the COVID19 pandemic among B.Sc
Quantitative research approach was adopted for the Nursing students
study. Descriptive exploratory design was selected. The frequency distribution of impact of mental health
The study was conducted in Madha College of during COVID19 shows that Among the B.Sc.
Nursing, Kundrathur in Chennai. Population Nursing students, majority of the students (78.3%)
consisted of B.Sc. Nursing II year students, III year scored to the moderate level of mental health impact
students, IV year students who were studying in the and some of them were scoring (15.0%) and few of
Madha college of Nursing. The sample of 60 B.Sc. them (6.7%) were scoring high level of mental health
Nursing II Year students, III year students, IV year impact during pandemic period.
students who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were
The mean and standard deviation of mental health
chosen using simple random sampling method. Four
variables of participants (N=60) reveals that the
points of likert scale that consist of 30 questions
highest mean 3.42± 0.996 was missed for their
regarding the domains like stress during COVID-19,
friends, followed by 3.03±1.104 felt lack of clinical
concerns of health, difficulty in concentration,
knowledge 3.08±1.124 was for worried about exams.
disruption on sleeping pattern, increased social
The mean total score for under graduated was
isolation, concerns on academic performance,
74.86±12.58.
increased use of social media and Demographic
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Fig: 1- Pie diagram represents the awareness of COVID 19 among study participants.
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