2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

International comparative study of depression of nursing students

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21592930
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Saku University
Principal Investigator	TANAKA Takamasa 佐久大学, 看護学部・看護学科, 講師 (80398354)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	TAKEO Keiko 佐久大学, 学長 (00114538) KOYAMA Tomonori 佐久大学, 看護学部・看護学科, 助教 (20553514) HAKETA Hiromi 佐久大学, 看護学部・看護学科, 助教 (90520833)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	看護学生 / 抑うつ / 国際比較
Research Abstract	The reliability and validity of a Japanese version of"Depression Questionnaire for Nursing Students"was examined. The result showed that stress experienced by Japanese students is correlated to depression and negatively influences self-esteem and social support. Results of the stress scores show that Japanese students score significantly higher than the students of Thai, Taiwan, China and USA. This suggests that it is important for Japanese nursing students to learn to handle their stress properly. This will improve self-esteem and enhance social support in addition to preventing depression.

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