Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 388-393
A Study to Assess the Perceived Stress among Nursing Students during COVID-19 Lockdown
Boby Begam1, Kabita Devi2
1Nursing Tutor (M.Sc Psychiatric Nursing), VKNRL School of Nursing, Ponka grant, Bishnupur, Numaligarh, 785699, Assam, India.
2Principal (M.Sc Community Health Nursing), VKNRL School of Nursing, Ponka grant, Bishnupur, Numaligarh, 785699, Assam, India.
Corresponding Author: Boby Begam
ABSTRACT
Introduction: While a global pandemic has been a looming risk for decades, COVID-19 has come as a shock. Lockdown imposed has not only interrupted a normal routine of the human being but also has caused an adverse impact on individual’s mental health. Students, the most vulnerable group are at high risk of developing mental issue and thus in turn will affect the future of a country.
Objectives: The study aimed to find out association between perceived stress level and selected socio demographic variable during COVID-19 Lockdown.
Materials and Methods: The study adopted cross sectional descriptive design. The study was conducted through online mode in three School of Nursing, Assam for a period of 2 weeks among 244 nursing students who were selected using convenient sampling technique after taking the consent. Tool Perceived Stress scale (10) was used.
Results: It was found that most of the female nursing students belong to mean age of 21 years out of which majority of the students that is 83% were showing moderate perceived stress level during this lockdown. There was no significant association found between selected socio demographic variable and perceived stress level.
Conclusion: It was found that because of sudden disruption in the normal activity of life due to COVID-19 pandemic has affected the coping ability of the nursing students and thus increased the perceived stress level.
Keywords: Pandemic, Lockdown, Perceived Stress, Nursing students.