- Title
- International students' perspectives on factors impacting psychological well-being and early help-seeking behaviours in undergraduate nursing programs
- Creator
- Abdelkader, Amany; Joseph, Bindu; Anish, Ligi; Kaur, Muskandeep; Bourke, Sharon; Hayes, Claire; Thong, Matthew; Plummer, Virginia; Jacob, Sini
- Date
- 2024
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Journal Article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/204550
- Identifier
- vital:20013
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70030
- Identifier
- ISSN:2054-1058 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Background: Studying in a foreign country can be accompanied by challenges, including difficulty understanding the curriculum, culture shock, and a new language. These additional challenges place international students at risk and predispose them to developing mental health problems compared to domestic student. Aims: This study explores psychological well-being and help-seeking behaviours of international nursing students who commenced their program onshore or in a remote learning capacity. Materials & Methods: This paper reports the findings of the mixed-methods study. Research was conducted among international students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing programs across multiple campuses at two Victorian universities in 2022. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire with open-response questions and incorporated a validated Student Stress Survey. Results: Findings indicated that international students require support financially and to settle in Australia upon arrival. Participants highlighted that they require additional support to keep up with academic workloads and require further academic support tailored for international students. There was no patient or public contribution in the design, conduct, analysis or preparation of this manuscript. Discussion & Conclusion: Participants highlighted that they require additional support to keep up with academic workloads and require further academic support tailored for international students. There was no patient or public contribution in the design, conduct, analysis or preparation of this manuscript. © 2024 The Author(s). Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Relation
- Nursing Open Vol. 11, no. 9 (2024), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2024 The Author(s)
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 4204 Midwifery; 4205 NursingAustralia; Help seeking behaviours; International student experience; International student wellbeing; Mixed-methods
- Full Text
- Reviewed
- Funder
- Open access publishing facilitated by Federation University Australia, as part of the Wiley - Federation University Australia agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.
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