Similarities and differences in well-being between Australian,Saudi Arabian and South African pre-registration nursing students |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Science Medicine & Health, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, St George Hospital, Centre for Research in Nursing and Health, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia;2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, 6031, South Africa;3. Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Saudi Arabia;4. Wollongong University, Australia;5. School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, South Western Sydney Campus, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia;6. Faculty of Science Medicine & Health, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, NSW 2500, Australia;7. Global Challenges Program, Research and Innovation Division, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, NSW 2500, Australia;1. School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;2. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK;3. Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;1. Celsius Sarl, 184 Chemin du Bouray, 38200 Villette de Vienne, France;2. Plateforme d’Eco-Extraction de Valréas (PEEV), 14 D Route de Grillon, 84600 Valréas, France;3. Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, INRA, UMR408, GREEN Extraction Team, 84000 Avignon, France;1. First Year College, Victoria University, Australia;2. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia;3. School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia;4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia;1. School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;2. St Vincent’s Private Hospital Toowoomba, Australia;3. Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;4. School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, Australia;5. School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;6. Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Canada;7. Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada;8. School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia;9. School of Nursing & Midwifery, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia;10. St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;11. School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;12. St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, Brisbane, Australia;13. Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundEmotional wellbeing is essential for mental and physical health. Although all university students are vulnerable to psychological distress, nursing students are particularly susceptible, and recognised at higher risk due to the stressful nature of the nursing program.AimThe aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the demographic characteristics and emotional wellbeing with regard to levels of anxiety, depression, behavioural control, positive affect and general distress of preregistration nursing students in Australia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.DesignCross-sectional design.MethodsA total of 1381 pre-registration nursing students from two universities in Saudi Arabia and one university in both Australia and South Africa completed the self-report measurement tool, the Mental Health Inventory. A one-way analysis of variance was used to compare well-being among pre-registration nursing students in these three countries.FindingsThe results revealed that when compared to the Australian and South African cohorts, the Saudi Arabian cohort had significantly higher anxiety (Australia M = 26.79, SD = 8.15; Saudi Arabia M = 33.12, SD = 8.24; South Africa M = 29.48, SD = 7.54), depression, (Australia M = 10.15, SD = 3.65; Saudi Arabia M = 13.10, SD = 4.49; South Africa M = 11.83, SD = 3.72), and lower scores in the Mental Health Inventory (Australia M = 152.44, SD = 28.60; Saudi Arabia M = 138.11, SD = 30.09; South Africa M = 145.67, SD = 26.32).ConclusionThere were statistically significant differences in overall psychological distress and well-being among students in the three countries. Strategies to improve emotional wellbeing and reduce the negative aspects of mental health such as anxiety and depression of preregistration nursing students are needed. |
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| Keywords: | Emotional wellbeing Nursing Preregistration |
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