Research 1

Psychological Well-Being

Of 1st Year and 2nd Year University of Iloilo- Nursing Students.

Abello, Zydryhc Gio

Articulo, Natasha Joy

Asuncion, Dianne Rose

Altimo, Elvie

Baes, Norilyn Yucor

Cerbas, Ma. Elena

Estrellanes, Leirose

Longanilla, Merry Crish

Yaranon, Alaeza Belle

BS Nursing 2-7
 Introduction

It has been shown that health professionals experience high levels of stress and

depression, related to the high pressure and the handling of complex situations, and a

high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, such as anxiety or depression [1,2]. In

nursing students, we find a doubly risky situation as they are both health professionals

and students. The academic workload, especially clinical practice, has been identified

as the main source of stress in nursing students, followed by financial and family issues

[12,13]. Furthermore, professional nursing training includes a wide array of learning

methods, which combine clinical practice with putting the competencies acquired into

practice [14]. According to the results obtained by McCarthy et al. in their study of

academic stress, they identified these main stress factors: the academic environment,

exams, activities and projects, and, more specifically, meeting deadlines and the

number of exams required. Additionally, students’ concern about their performance in

their exams, the large number of students in the classrooms, boring lectures, and

feeling doubted by professors were all identified as sources of stress [13]. Suicidal

ideation and lower psychological wellbeing are also associated with academic stress .

The association between stress and psychiatric morbidities has been widely studied

with tools such as the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), which provides a

simple method of collecting information on different health problems that could allow us

to study the potential effects of stress on psychological well-being [18]. Studying the

academic stress factors possibly associated with mental health disorders could provide

us with valuable information to try to mitigate strain in students in different years

represented in Figure 1. This could be the first step, academically, to promoting mental

health while identifying those students suffering from mental health disorders.

Therefore, quick diagnosis and treatment can be provided, consequently preventing a

further decline in their mental health or poor educational performance.

The Psychological well-being of nursing students is a very important component in the

training and development of future nurses. While previous studies have explored

different aspects of nursing student’s mental and psychological health in various

countries they have given little attention to comparing nursing students with their

non-nursing student peers. The present study investigated the difference between the

nursing student and non-nursing student and the first and second year nursing student

regarding their psychological well-being. Method: This multicentre study used a

descriptive and correlational cross-sectional design. It is part of the larger scale

longitudinal study carried out in Spain and Chile. We used Strengthening the Reporting

of Observational studies in epidemiology. Results: The number of participants from each

university was: 319 (23.5%) from UdL, 387 (28.5%) from UdG, 491 (36.2%) from URV,

and 161 (11.9%) from UFRO. The median age of the nursing students was 21 years

(IQR 3.0), and almost 85% of them were between 18 and 24 years old. Differences in

age between the academic years were relevant, as age increases with each academic

year. Regarding the access route to tertiary studies and to the participating universities,

this study showed that the differences between programs were statistically significant.

Therefore, subsequent analyses exploring mental health were carried out separately by

each participating university.

The problem was to investigate the psychological factors affecting the 1st and 2nd Year

nursing students of University of Iloilo; This Study was designed to determine what are

the characteristics factors present on identifying the problems that affect the subjects.
 Significance of the Study

The main intention of this research aims to provide crucial information and knowledge

with regards to the chosen topic from the respondents. The principal purpose of this

study is to provide the students (First and second year) and faculty of PHINMA-

University of Iloilo a basic knowledge and awareness of the student's mental health and

its impact towards their academic performance. This study will serve as a basis in the

assessment towards themselves and the maintenance of their mental health and

well-being. It will help them discover things that they could do to handle their depression

or Any possible mental health disorder. Will also help in improving their performances at

school which is their main stressor and also the student's physical health. This could

also help the faculty in their assessment towards the student counseling. This will help

reduce their workload. And to enlighten them with accurate things that they could do to

rehabilitate the student’s health.

This study focuses on the effects of psychological well-being on the academic

performance of 1st and 2nd year Nursing Students in PHINMA UI. The data collection

will be conducted to randomly selected students In PHINMA UI S.Y 2023-2024 who will

be present in the population. This study will not cover other problems that are not

considered as one of the stressor and depressants. Each of the respondents of this

study will not be used as a measure to the effects of psychological well-being of the

Nursing Student to the academic performance of the students who do not belong to the

population of this study. The main source of data will be the Survey form questionnaires

prepared by the researchers.

To perceive the findings from our participant study, participants are an appropriate

research tool to find out the, attitudes, awareness, knowledge, behavior, and stressors

concerning the things that affect the mental health and psychological well-being of

student nurses, a quantitative study was conducted on a sample of first and second

year nursing students, a total of 50 individuals from the University of Illinois. The results

of the survey forms will be graphed to conclude the final statistics of the sample data of

our study.
 Research Design

A case study was conducted among the tertiary level of the University of Iloilo. During

the period of the 3rd week of March 2023, fifty were chosen in total for participation,

which is 25 1st year students and 25 2nd year students available at that time of data

collection.
 Validity and reliability of the instrument:

The instrument was validated by giving copies to the educators in the department of

Health Sciences for their comments. The paper was later given to the research

supervisor for vetting and approval.

The study was carried out at the University of Iloilo, which is the main camp that is

located in Rizal Street, Iloilo City Proper, Iloilo City 5000

Each student was given a survey questionnaire in the form of a Google Form to answer,

which held 10 questions regarding mental health, stressors, and coping strategies. The

questionnaire is divided into 3 sections: the question and the answer, and the results we

got from those questions, which we then graph to form statistical data, followed by their

feedback while using a Likert scale to know how they feel about the interview.
 Data analysis

Data was compiled in an Excel spreadsheet and analyzed using SPSS version 22

software. The chi-squared test was employed for identifying statistical differences

between categorical variables to compare mean scores of 1st year male and female

students to 2nd year male and female students, and one way ANOVA to compare mean

scores. Correlation rules were applied to measure the strength of relations. Results

were obtained and compared to those in the previous articles to evaluate and conclude.

A 5-point Likert scale was used to determine the attitude of the participants of the study

towards the psychological well-being and mental health of student nurses.

Note: Method

Cluster random sampling