title: [Psychological wellbeing and risk of anxiety/depression in nursing students measured with the General Health Questionnaire-12 ].
abstract: Psychological wellbeing and risk of anxiety/depression in nursing students, measured with the General Health Questionnaire-12. Introduction. Psychological wellbeing facilitates the learning performance while emotional problems such as anxiety/depression limit it and may impact on future professional practice.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence of anxiety/depression in nursing students in Rome, at the beginning of the annual course.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational study was conducted administering the 12 items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) to 601 students at the beginning of the annual course. Students were labeled at risk for anxiety and depression with GHQ-12 scores >5. A logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated to anxiety and depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-four per cent (39% of the females) of the students were at risk for anxiety/depression. The risk was higher for female students (OR=2.9; 95%CI 1.6-5.2; p<0.001), in those unsatisfied with the academic results (OR 2.3; 95%CI 1.4-3.9; p=0.002) and with their general health status (OR=0.4; 95%CI 0.3-0.7; p≤0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk for anxiety and depression is high among nursing students, especially for females. A screening since the first year would help to identify subject at risk that could benefit from specific interventions.
authors: Laboratorio di Ricerca sui Servizi Sanitari IDI-IRCCS, Roma. c.uras@ioli.it
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Uras
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Delle Poggi
authors: Gennaro
authors: G
authors: Rocco
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Tabolli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult