Open AccessCOVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown: Psychological Distress Impact amongst PCL Nursing Students of Nepalgunj Nursing Campus, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal
Author(s) -
Sanjeeva Dhakal,
Prabha Kharel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jngmc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2362-1206
pISSN - 2362-1192
DOI - 10.3126/jngmc.v19i1.40261
Subject(s) - certificate , pandemic , nursing , covid-19 , scale (ratio) , psychological distress , distress , medicine , psychology , mental health , clinical psychology , disease , psychiatry , geography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , cartography , algorithm , pathology , computer science
The uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 worldwide has confined millions of people to their homes. In addition to being a public physical health emergency, COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) has significantly resulted in a large number of psychological distress and impacts. The career oriented professional students are away from their academic environment.
Aims: This study aims to assess the psychological distress impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among the Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing of Nepalgunj Nursing Campus, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal.
Methods: The online survey with a link directed to students of Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL) Nursing of Nepalgunj Nursing Campus, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal conducted during lockdown (July 16th –July 21st 2020) which was open for 6 days. Sociodemographic characteristics are the independent variables. Psychological distress was constructed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) Scale as a dependent variables. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel.
Results: The evidence of the survey showed that in total 80.2, % (severely distressed - 30.7%, moderately distressed -29.7%, mildly distressed- 19.8%) of the Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing students of Nepalgunj Nursing Campus, were having psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown assessed by using K10 scale.
Conclusion: The present study showed that Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing students were moderately and severely distressed during lockdown of Covid-19 pandemic.