ABSTRACT:
Nursing students experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression due to academic demands, clinical pressures, emotional involvement with patients, long working hours, limited coping mechanisms. A study has been conducted with one group pretest posttest research design among 46 nursing students. 20minute relaxation listening sessions, 3 times a week, for 3 weeks has been provided and Outcome measured by DASS 42. In pre-test examination, the majority of student’s (34.78%) are having severe stress, In Post-test examination; the majority of student’s 34.78% are having normal levels of stress.‘t’ values for depression, anxiety and stress are 1.54, 1.45,3.27 respectively. After comparing the pretest with the post test stress is significantly decreased after intervention but there is no significant change in depression and anxiety. We found that music therapy is effective in stress but not in depression and anxiety. Implications: Improved mental health outcomes for nursing students and enhanced academic performance and retention.
Cite this article:
Ishita Mandal, Lipika Mondal. Effectiveness of Relaxed listening on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Nursing students, Kolkata, West Bengal. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;15(2):81-8. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2025.00018
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Ishita Mandal, Lipika Mondal. Effectiveness of Relaxed listening on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Nursing students, Kolkata, West Bengal. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;15(2):81-8. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2025.00018 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-15-2-3
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