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Abstract

Objectives: To analyse the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of anxiety in nursing students and the factors involved. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data source: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science. Background: Nursing students are at an increased risk of developing mental overload, due to the presence of many sources of stress during their academic training. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of the general population, especially on healthcare workers and consequently on students undertaking placements in healthcare settings. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. A total of 24 articles were included in the review, and 20 articles were selected for the meta-analysis. Results: We found that the anxiety scores of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic were slightly higher (50%) than before the pandemic. The most influential risk factors for developing anxiety were academics, age, gender, having children, living in urban areas or with family, having an addiction to social networks, and having a fear of becoming infected with COVID-19. Resilience, spiritual support and feelings of happiness protected students against the risk of developing high levels of anxiety. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased levels of anxiety in nursing students. Thirty-five percent of the meta-analytically analysed sample had elevated levels of anxiety.

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Title
Anxiety in Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author
García-Rivas, Aroa 1 ; Martos-Cabrera, María Begoña 2 ; María José Membrive Jiménez 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Aguayo-Estremera, Raimundo 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nora Suleiman Martos 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Albendín-García, Luis 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gómez-Urquiza, José L 3 

 Hospital Quirón Salud Sagrado Corazón, C. Rafael Salgado, 3, 41013 Sevilla, Spain 
 San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital, Av. Del Conocimiento s/n, Andalusian Health Service, 18071 Granada, Spain 
 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18017 Granada, Spain 
 Department of Psychobiology and Methodology in Behavioral Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain 
 Casería de Montijo Health Center, Granada Metropolitan District, Andalusian Health Service, Calle Joaquina Eguaras nº 2, Edificio 2 1ª Planta, 18013 Granada, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain 
First page
1575
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22279032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3097926470
Copyright
© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.