Stress and Health in Nursing Students: The Nurse Engagement and Wellness Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that behavioral, social, and environmental factors may modify the effects of life stress on health and performance of new nurses as they transition to hospitals.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to describe the methods of a project designed to investigate the role of social, behavioral, and environmental factors in modifying the adverse effects of stress on new nurses and to discuss demographic, health, and life stress characteristics of the cohort at baseline.

Methods

A prospective cohort design was used to conduct a comprehensive assessment of health endpoints, life stress, behaviors, personal traits, social factors, indicators of engagement and performance, and environmental exposures in nursing students. Adjusted odds ratios and an

SUBMITTER: Olvera Alvarez HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7004871 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov/Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature