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<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study was to assess the state of mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms in group of students of nursing at the Medical University of Warsaw during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study involved 130 students of nursing at the Medical University of Warsaw. The age of the group were for 19 to 49, the average age was 24.3 years. The validated questionnaires SPP-25 and PHQ-9 were used to assess the mental state and the level of resilience of students.
<bold>Results.</bold> 44,6% (n=58) of respondents consider that the pandemic definitely influenced the perception of oneself, and 55,7% (n=75) of students a significant decrease in motivation to act was observed. In 53,1% (n=69) of cases the pandemic had a significant impact on their relationships with other people. Almost three-quarters of respondents noted an essential impact of the pandemic on their daily life.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> The level of resilience is negatively related to various aspects of life, the higher the level is the smaller changes were observed in various areas of life. The people who suffered from COVID-19 are characterized by higher level of depression and lower level of resilience.
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Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the state of mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms in group of students of nursing at the Medical University of Warsaw during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Material and methods. The study involved 130 students of nursing at the Medical University of Warsaw. The age of the group were for 19 to 49, the average age was 24.3 years. The validated questionnaires SPP-25 and PHQ-9 were used to assess the mental state and the level of resilience of students.
Results. 44,6% (n=58) of respondents consider that the pandemic definitely influenced the perception of oneself, and 55,7% (n=75) of students a significant decrease in motivation to act was observed. In 53,1% (n=69) of cases the pandemic had a significant impact on their relationships with other people. Almost three-quarters of respondents noted an essential impact of the pandemic on their daily life.
Conclusions. The level of resilience is negatively related to various aspects of life, the higher the level is the smaller changes were observed in various areas of life. The people who suffered from COVID-19 are characterized by higher level of depression and lower level of resilience.

Mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms of nursing students at the Medical University of Warsaw in connection with the prevailing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Department of Surgical and Transplantation Nursing, and Extracorporeal Therapies, Faculty of Health Sciences

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the state of mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms in group of students of nursing at the...

Mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms of nursing students at the Medical University of Warsaw in connection with the prevailing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 230 - 235

Received: Mar 30, 2021

Accepted: Aug 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0034

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, psychological resilience, pandemic, student, depression

© 2021 Agata Dudziak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mental resilience and intensification of depressive symptoms of nursing students at the Medical University of Warsaw in connection with the prevailing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Published Online: Dec 14, 2021

Page range: 230 - 235

Received: Mar 30, 2021

Accepted: Aug 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2021-0034

KeywordsSARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, psychological resilience, pandemic, student, depression

© 2021 Agata Dudziak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, psychological resilience, pandemic, student, depression