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Level of perceived stress in final-year nursing students due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Lima

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Perceived stress is one of the symptoms presented by nursing students in which they perceive due to stressful situations in their life and academics, so the objective of the study is to determine the level of perceived stress in students in the last year of a nursing school due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Lima. It is a quantitative, descriptive-cross-sectional study, with a total population of 60 participants who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the Perceived Stress Scale instrument. In its results, it was observed that 21.7% (n=13) have a low level of stress, 58.3% (35) have a medium level of stress and 20% (n=12) a high level of stress. In conclusion, the university should implement strategies that strengthen students' coping skills.

Source: SAP Nursing Depths Series

DOI: 10.56294/nds2024117

Authors: Enrique Huamani-Uriarte, Niels Romero-Alva, Jorge Arturo Zapana-Ruiz, Susan Gutiérrez-Rodríguez

Institutions: Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Universidad Norbert Wiener

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4413240633

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