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:: Volume 17, Issue 2 (Summer 2007) ::
MEDICAL SCIENCES 2007, 17(2): 107-111 Back to browse issues page
Surveying mental health status of nursing and non-nursing students of Shahroud Islamic Azad University
Zahra Ahmadi 1
1- , Zahra_ahmadi@yahoo.com
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Background: When we speak of mental health, we consider a fresh and cheerful person who live and work with strong steps and friendly look. Activity, movement and freshness are signs of a healthy person and mental health is required for maintenance the social, job and educational activity. The present study was conducted to compare the mental health among female nursing and non-nursing students of Shahroud Islamic Azad University.
 Materials and methods: Totally, 180 nursing and 180 non-nursing students were selected randomly. They were asked to complete General Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Then results were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Although there were no statistically significant differences between nursing and non-nursing students regarding their mental health and its criteria (physical disorders, anxiety, sleep disorders, social behavior, and depression), both groups showed a high psychasthenia status. Conclusion: Results showed that university students are prone to losing their mental health due to their condition. However, depression, anxiety and other mental disorders may lead to decreased educational performance.
Keywords: General Mental Health, Nursing student, Educational performance.
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Subject: Epidemiology
Received: 2006/09/6 | Published: 2007/06/15
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Ahmadi Z. Surveying mental health status of nursing and non-nursing students of Shahroud Islamic Azad University. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2007; 17 (2) :107-111
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Volume 17, Issue 2 (Summer 2007) Back to browse issues page
فصلنامه علوم پزشکی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد پزشکی تهران Medical Science Journal of Islamic Azad Univesity - Tehran Medical Branch
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