Navigating the storm: a scoping review of support strategies for postgraduate nursing students with probable anxiety and depression in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postgraduate nursing students' mental health, particularly anxiety and depression, is often neglected, affecting retention and timely completion of studies.

Objective

This paper aimed to identify available support strategies for postgraduate nursing students with probable anxiety and depression in South Africa.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted following the Arksey and O'Malley framework, refined by Levac and Colquhoun, and aligned with the Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Electronic databases, including ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, PsycINFO, PubMed, and regional databases like African Index Medicus, were searched. Primary studies published in peer-reviewed journals in English between 2013 and 2024 were includ

SUBMITTER: Ntho TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12797793 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature