TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-country comparative study on stress and quality of life in nursing students
AU - Labrague, Leodoro J.
AU - McEnroe-Petitte, Denise M.
AU - Papathanasiou, Ioanna V.
AU - Edet, Olaide B.
AU - Tsaras, Konstantinos
AU - Christos, Kleisiaris F.
AU - Fradelos, Evangelos C.
AU - Rosales, Rheajane A.
AU - Cruz, Jonas P.
AU - Leocadio, Michael
AU - Lucas, Katherine Vera S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Purpose: This study was conducted to compare perceptions of stress and quality of life (QoL) among nursing students from three countries (the Philippines, Greece, and Nigeria) and to examine the impact of stress on their QoL. Design and methods: A comparative, cross-sectional research design was used in this study. Data were collected from 547 nursing students from three countries using the perceived stress scale (PSS) and the quality of life evaluation skill (QOLES). Findings: Students’ perceptions of stress and QoL were different across the three countries. Furthermore, higher stress perceptions were identified from taking care of patients, the clinical environment, and faculty, peer, and staff encounters, which predicted a negative QoL. Practice implications: The findings emphasized the need for empirically tested and culturally tailored interventions to effectively reduce stress and enhance the QoL in nursing students.
AB - Purpose: This study was conducted to compare perceptions of stress and quality of life (QoL) among nursing students from three countries (the Philippines, Greece, and Nigeria) and to examine the impact of stress on their QoL. Design and methods: A comparative, cross-sectional research design was used in this study. Data were collected from 547 nursing students from three countries using the perceived stress scale (PSS) and the quality of life evaluation skill (QOLES). Findings: Students’ perceptions of stress and QoL were different across the three countries. Furthermore, higher stress perceptions were identified from taking care of patients, the clinical environment, and faculty, peer, and staff encounters, which predicted a negative QoL. Practice implications: The findings emphasized the need for empirically tested and culturally tailored interventions to effectively reduce stress and enhance the QoL in nursing students.
KW - clinical practice
KW - nursing education
KW - nursing students
KW - quality of life
KW - stress
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U2 - 10.1111/ppc.12248
DO - 10.1111/ppc.12248
M3 - Article
C2 - 29078010
AN - SCOPUS:85044457471
SN - 0031-5990
VL - 54
SP - 469
EP - 476
JO - Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
JF - Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
IS - 4
ER -
