Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nursing students in Japan: a cross-sectional study

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Authors

Yoshiyasu Ito · Kobe University

Jun Kako · University of Hyogo

Kohei Kajiwara · Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Yasutaka Kimura · Meio University

Takahiro Kakeda · Kawasaki City College of Nursing

Seiji Hamanishi · Kansai University of Social Welfare

Shinsuke Sasaki

Abstract

Mental health-related symptoms among nursing students in Japan have not necessarily worsened with the spread of COVID-19 but were exacerbated by the intensity of changes in daily living and fear, which are psychosocial effects associated with the pandemic.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and Mental Health COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volume 27, Issue 0, pp. 40-40

DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00128

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