Watson, R., Rehman, S. and Ali, P.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-8130 (2017) Stressors affecting nursing students in Pakistan. International Nursing Review, 64 (4). pp. 536-543. ISSN 0020-8132
Abstract
Aim
To determine factors contributing to stress experienced by preregistration nursing students in Pakistan, using the Stressors in Nursing Students scale. The aim was to explore the psychometric properties of this instrument and to investigate the effect of a range of demographic variables on the perception of stressors in nursing students.
Background
Nursing is a stressful profession, and nursing students may experience more stress due to competing demands and challenges of nursing education, assessment, placements and worries about employment prospects.
Methods
In this cross-sectional survey, data from 726 nursing students from 11 schools of nursing in Karachi, Pakistan, were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive as well inferential statistics. An exploratory factor analysis was also conducted.
Results
There was no apparent factor structure to the Stressors in Nursing Students scale, unlike in previous studies. The total score on the Stressors in Nursing Students scale was related to gender with males scoring higher. The score generally increased over 4 years of the programme, and students in private schools of nursing scored higher than those in public schools of nursing.
Conclusion
Nursing students in Pakistan do not appear to differentiate between different stressors, and this may be due to cultural differences in the students and to the structure of the programme and the articulation between the academic and clinical aspects. Likewise, cultural reasons may account for differences between stress experienced by male and female students.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 International Council of Nurses. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Watson R., Rehman S. & Ali P.A. (2017) Stressors affecting nursing students in Pakistan. International Nursing Review, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12392. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | Nurses; Nursing Students; Psychometric; Stress; Stressors |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2017 08:23 |
Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2023 16:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/inr.12392 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121667 |