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Effects of an Existential Nursing Intervention for College Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation

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  • Sunhee Cho

    (Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea)

  • Sun Joo Jang

    (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea)

Abstract

This study designed an intervention based on logo-autobiography to reduce Korean college students’ stress and depression and help them find meaning in their lives amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct group interventions among college students. A total of 22 and 26 participants were included in the experimental and control groups, respectively. The experimental group received six sessions of a logo-autobiography for college students (LAC). The effects of the LAC interventions were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and four weeks after the program’s end to determine their retention rate. The effects of group, time, and the group-by-time interaction were verified using generalized estimating equations with an autoregressive correlation structure. The experimental group exhibited significantly lower levels of stress and depression and higher levels concerning the meaning of life than the control group. However, only the effects on stress and the meaning of life continued four weeks after the intervention’s end. Based on this study’s results, LAC can be considered a useful method for reducing stress and depression in college students who have just started their adult life, as well as for aiding them in their pursuit for the meaning of life.

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  • Sunhee Cho & Sun Joo Jang, 2021. "Effects of an Existential Nursing Intervention for College Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:10:p:5268-:d:555263
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