Factors related to well-being and psychological health in nursing students: A cross-sectional survey

IF 3.1 Q1 NURSING

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI:10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100421

Beatriz Calderón-Cruz , Uxía García-Sánchez , Jacinto Luis González-Oya , Ángela Prieto-Campo

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Abstract

Background

Psychological well-being is an important topic in mental health. It is known that university students have a high prevalence of stress and psychological distress, especially students in health sciences fields such as nursing. Despite the growing emergence of this public health issue, research on the factors affecting the mental health of nursing students is limited.

Objective

To estimate the global psychological health and well-being of Spanish nursing students and its associations with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among nursing students. Descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, and binary regression models were performed.

Results

A total of 235 students participated, of which 49.4 % had poor psychological well-being and 51.5 % reported high levels of detrimental emotional symptoms. The main factors related to these unfavorable outcomes were smoking (OR > 5, 95 % C.I. 2–16.30), frequent consumption of fast food (OR > 5, 95 % C.I. 2–16.30), sleeping <7 h (OR > 2.5, 95 % C.I. 1.46–5.09), and being in the third year of the University study program (OR 2.13, 95 % C.I. 1.051–4.331).

Conclusions

These results highlight healthy lifestyle habits as the main factors related to psychological well-being. Additionally, they underscore the need to create psychological support strategies for nursing students.

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护生幸福感与心理健康相关因素的横断面调查

心理健康是心理健康领域的一个重要课题。众所周知，大学生压力和心理困扰的发生率很高，尤其是护理等健康科学领域的学生。尽管这一公共卫生问题日益突出，但对护生心理健康影响因素的研究却很有限。目的评估西班牙护生的整体心理健康和幸福感及其与社会人口和生活方式因素的关系。方法对护理专业学生进行横断面调查。采用描述性分析、双变量分析和二元回归模型。结果共有235名学生参与调查，其中49.4%的学生心理健康状况较差，51.5%的学生报告有高水平的有害情绪症状。与这些不良结果相关的主要因素是吸烟（OR > 5, 95% C.I. 2-16.30），频繁食用快餐（OR > 5, 95% C.I. 2-16.30），睡眠时间7小时（OR > 2.5, 95% C.I. 1.46-5.09），以及大学学习计划的第三年（OR 2.13, 95% C.I. 1.051-4.331）。结论健康的生活习惯是影响心理健康的主要因素。此外，他们强调了为护理专业学生创建心理支持策略的必要性。

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