Effect of group psychoeducation on depression, anxiety, stress and coping with stress of nursing students: A
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study was performed with the aim of determining the effect of group psychoeducation in Turkish nursing students.
Design And Methods:
This study was planned with experimental design (randomized, controlled, and pretest-posttest control group observational study).
Findings:
There were significant differences identified for points in the experimental group before and after psychoeducation and 1 month later and between the posttest and 1-month observation measures (p < 0.05). While there was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the styles of coping with stress and stress, there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in anxiety and depression, though anxiety and depression scores decreased.
Practice Implications:
The use of group psychoeducation in which stress coping styles are taught is recommended to reduce symptoms of stress and manage the symptoms of anxiety, and depression levels.
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