The covid-19 pandemic: level of depression, anxiety, stress among baccalaureate female nursing students in Kerala, South India

Pages: 483-485
Joseph J. Kadappuran (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)
Rosalito De Guzman (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)

During the days of the COVID -19 pandemic, all healthcare workers have dedicated themselves as the frontline warriors in the battle against the dreaded disease. It causes physical and psychological distress. Even nursing students work as frontline healthcare workers. They assume an essential role in the future of health service, holding the key to lessening the current nursing care deficiency. This study aims to assess the level of depression, anxiety, and stress among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this study, a total of 211 students have responded to all questions. The participants are BSc female nursing students consisting of first (26.5%), second (21.8%), third (22.7%), and fourth- year (28.9%) batches, who are pursuing their studies in Kerala University of Health Science, Kerala, India. The researchers have used a snowball sampling technique for this study. This study utilized the following two sets of research instruments for data collection, namely Personal Data Sheet and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Personal Data Sheet and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) are organized by using the google form platform. A descriptive statistic is used for data analysis. The results show that majority of the nursing students are having a moderate level of depression (53.6%), anxiety (37.9%), and stress (46.4%), respectively. This research findings strongly recommend the necessity of the development and implementation of an effective bio-psycho-socio-spiritual intervention program for nursing students.