A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health, Lifestyle, and Anxiety in Japanese Nursing Students by Year of College
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects and Methods
2.2. Survey Contents
2.3. Ethical Considerations
2.4. Statistical Analysis
2.5. Proofreading and Native Checking of Manuscript
3. Results
3.1. Respondent Demographics
3.2. Characteristics of Year Groups
3.2.1. First-Year Students
3.2.2. Second-Year Students
3.2.3. Third-Year Students
3.2.4. Fourth-Year Students
4. Discussion
4.1. Respondent Demographics
4.2. Characteristics of Year Groups
4.2.1. First-Year Students
4.2.2. Second-Year Students
4.2.3. Third-Year Students
4.2.4. Fourth-Year Students
5. Conclusions
6. Limitation and Recommendation
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |||||||||
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Variable | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | ANOVA or χ2 | p Value | Tukey or z Test | ||||||
K10 score avarage | 13.1 ± 5.5 | 13.8 ± 6.7 | 15.9 ± 8.4 | 14.6 ± 5.7 | 14.3 ± 6.6 | 2.739 | ** | 1st < 3rd * | ||||||
Number of students | 104 | (100.0) | 81 | (100.0) | 75 | (100.0) | 79 | (100.0) | 339 | (100.0) | ||||
Anxiety | ||||||||||||||
overall studies | Yes | 60 | (58.8) | 53 | (66.3) | 66 | (89.2) | 47 | (60.3) | 226 | (67.7) | 21.343 | *** | 1st, 2nd, 4th < 3rd * |
No | 42 | (41.2) | 27 | (33.8) | 8 | (10.8) | 31 | (39.7) | 108 | (32.3) | ||||
clinical practice | Yes | 36 | (35.3) | 57 | (71.3) | 67 | (90.5) | 63 | (80.8) | 223 | (66.8) | 72.000 | *** | 1st < 2nd, 3rd, 4th *,2nd > 1st, 3rd * |
No | 66 | (64.7) | 23 | (28.8) | 7 | (9.5) | 15 | (19.2) | 111 | (33.2) | 3rd > 1st, 2nd *, 4th > 1st *,1st < 4th * | |||
future career path | Yes | 62 | (60.8) | 54 | (67.5) | 57 | (77.0) | 62 | (79.5) | 235 | (70.4) | 9.491 | * | 1st < 4th * |
No | 40 | (39.2) | 26 | (32.5) | 17 | (23.0) | 16 | (20.5) | 99 | (29.6) | ||||
life in general | Yes | 32 | (31.4) | 27 | (33.8) | 18 | (24.3) | 14 | (17.9) | 91 | (27.2) | 6.304 | † | |
No | 70 | (68.6) | 53 | (66.3) | 56 | (75.7) | 64 | (82.1) | 243 | (72.8) | ||||
personal relationships | Yes | 29 | (28.4) | 29 | (36.3) | 17 | (23.0) | 20 | (25.6) | 95 | (28.4) | 3.784 | ns | |
No | 73 | (71.6) | 51 | (63.8) | 57 | (77.0) | 58 | (74.4) | 239 | (71.6) |
Year | 1st Mean ± SD or n (%) | 2nd Mean ± SD or n (%) | 3rd Mean ± SD or n (%) | 4th Mean ± SD or n (%) | Total Mean ± SD or n (%) | χ2 | p Value | z Test | ||||||
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Variable | ||||||||||||||
Lifestyle | ||||||||||||||
dietary habits | eating regularly | 12 | (11.8) | 21 | (26.3) | 24 | (32.4) | 31 | (39.7) | 88 | (26.3) | 19.803 | *** | 1st < 3rd, 4th * |
skipping meals | 90 | (88.2) | 59 | (73.8) | 50 | (67.6) | 47 | (60.3) | 246 | (73.7) | ||||
sleep duration a night | less than six hours | 21 | (20.8) | 18 | (22.5) | 31 | (41.9) | 15 | (19.2) | 85 | (25.5) | 13.628 | ** | 1st,4th < 3rd * |
more than six hours | 80 | (79.2) | 62 | (77.5) | 43 | (58.1) | 63 | (80.8) | 248 | (74.5) | ||||
exercise | don’t exercise regularly | 83 | (83.0) | 64 | (81.0) | 73 | (98.6) | 61 | (79.2) | 281 | (85.2) | 14.241 | ** | 1st,2nd,4th < 3rd * |
exercise regularly | 17 | (17.0) | 15 | (19.0) | 1 | (1.4) | 16 | (20.8) | 49 | (14.8) |
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Kobayashi, K.; Tadaka, E. A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health, Lifestyle, and Anxiety in Japanese Nursing Students by Year of College. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1870. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101870
Kobayashi K, Tadaka E. A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health, Lifestyle, and Anxiety in Japanese Nursing Students by Year of College. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):1870. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101870
Chicago/Turabian StyleKobayashi, Kisaki, and Etsuko Tadaka. 2022. "A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health, Lifestyle, and Anxiety in Japanese Nursing Students by Year of College" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1870. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101870