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    This document provides background information on a study about academic stress and its psychosocial impact on student nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that school closures due to the pandemic have impacted over 90% of enrolled students globally and increased risks of dropping out, unemployment, and mental health issues. College students experience more pressure and mental health problems than other student groups. The pandemic has increased stress, anxiety, difficulties concentrating, and disrupted sleep among students. The study aims to increase awareness of these mental health problems affecting students and suggest solutions.

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    This document provides background information on a study about academic stress and its psychosocial impact on student nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that school closures due to the pandemic have impacted over 90% of enrolled students globally and increased risks of dropping out, unemployment, and mental health issues. College students experience more pressure and mental health problems than other student groups. The pandemic has increased stress, anxiety, difficulties concentrating, and disrupted sleep among students. The study aims to increase awareness of these mental health problems affecting students and suggest solutions.

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    This document provides background information on a study about academic stress and its psychosocial impact on student nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that school closures due to the pandemic have impacted over 90% of enrolled students globally and increased risks of dropping out, unemployment, and mental health issues. College students experience more pressure and mental health problems than other student groups. The pandemic has increased stress, anxiety, difficulties concentrating, and disrupted sleep among students. The study aims to increase awareness of these mental health problems affecting students and suggest solutions.

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    This document provides background information on a study about academic stress and its psychosocial impact on student nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes that school closures due to the pandemic have impacted over 90% of enrolled students globally and increased risks of dropping out, unemployment, and mental health issues. College students experience more pressure and mental health problems than other student groups. The pandemic has increased stress, anxiety, difficulties concentrating, and disrupted sleep among students. The study aims to increase awareness of these mental health problems affecting students and suggest solutions.

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    Background of the study

    The consequences of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)


    pandemic are infiltrating in every aspect of our society and daily lives. Most educational
    institutions including schools and colleges remain closed, resulting to students be forced
    to be home-schooled, it addressed the need of education however there is a little
    understanding of how academic workload and fears of contagion lead to a decrease
    health.
    According to United Nation estimates, 188 countries have enforced nationwide
    school closures, resulting in more than 90% enrolled students are out of school. School
    closure, living in isolation, and fearing risk of the infection are expected to have major
    impact on education, psychosocial, and well-being of students, making them vulnerable
    of dropping out, future unemployment, and increased incidence of psychiatric disorders
    such as depression and anxiety.

    Compared with other student groups, such as primary school students and
    middle school students, the traditional view is that college students bear more pressure
    and have more serious mental health problems. Due to the recent social changes in the
    education domain, the use of distance education is more and more, which changes the
    communication patterns increases the isolation and independence of students, and thus
    becomes an important source of pressure for students.

    From the beginning of the pandemic, feelings of anxiety and fear were common
    among the community with the misery of anticipating death and the hope of surviving.
    From 2015 to 2020, the average number of deaths was at 2,630 and at May 17,2021,
    they stated that the suicide incidents rise by 25.7%. Moreover, SLU is currently facing
    an issue about a student suiciding because of academic stress.

    In connection with the struggle faced by the researchers as student nurses, they
    decided to formulate a study concerning their fellow student nurses. The study is
    entitled “Swotting in pandemic: Academic stress and its psychosocial impact on student
    nurses.” Its main goal is to be aware of the mental health problems affecting students
    and will able to suggest solutions to address the issue.
    RRL

    According to Journal of Medicinal Internet Research (2020) emphasized that


    student mental health in higher education has been an increasing concern. The COVID-
    19 pandemic situation has brought this vulnerable population into renewed focus. Of the
    195 students, 138 (71%) indicated increased stress and anxiety due to the COVID-19
    outbreak. Multiple stressors were identified that contributed to the increased levels of
    stress, anxiety, and depressive thoughts among students. This included fear and worry
    about their own health and of their loved ones (177/195, 91% reported negative impacts
    of the pandemic), difficulty in concentrating (173/195, 89%), disruptions to sleeping
    patterns (168/195, 86%), decreased social interactions due to physical distancing
    (167/195, 86%), and increased concerns on academic performance (159/195, 82%). To
    cope with stress and anxiety, participants have sought support from others and helped
    themselves by adopting either negative or positive coping mechanisms. Due to the long-
    lasting pandemic situation and onerous measures such as lockdown and stay-at-home
    orders, the COVID-19 pandemic brings negative impacts on higher education.

    Among the effects of the pandemic identified, the most prominent was worries
    about one’s own health and the health of loved ones, followed by difficulty
    concentrating. These findings are in line with recent studies in China that also found
    concerns relating to health of oneself and of family members being highly prevalent
    among the general population during the pandemic. Difficulty in concentrating has
    previously been shown to adversely affect students’ confidence in themselves which
    has known correlations to increased stress and mental health. In comparison with stress
    and anxiety in college students’ general life, it appears that countermeasures put in
    place against COVID-19, such as shelter-in-place orders and social distancing
    practices, may have underpinned significant changes in students’ lives.
    REFERENCES:

    Journal of Medicinal Internet Research (2020, March 9): Retrieved from


    https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e21279/

    BMC Pediatrics (2021, February 24): Retrieved from


    https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12887-021-02550-1

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