Table 1 Summary of studies with stress prevalence data among nursing students
Groups | Year of data collection | Number of studies | Number of prevalence measures | Total sample size | Prevalence range of low stress (%) n = 12 | Prevalence range of moderate stress (%) n = 12 | Prevalence range of high stress (%) n = 14 |
All | 2008–2019 | 13 | 38 | 2804 | 0.8–65 | 5.9–84.5 | 6.7–99.2 |
Males and females | 2014–2019 | 9 | 28 | 2298 | 0.8–52 | 26–84.5 | 12.2–99.2 |
Females only | 2008–2017 | 4 | 10 | 506 | 13.6–65 | 5.9–63.6 | 6.7–94.1 |
Nursing students in clinical training | 2015–2017 | 4 | 10 | 559 | 52–65 | 5.9–28.3 | 6.7–94.1 |
Nursing students in all years | 2008–2019 | 9 | 28 | 2245 | 0.8–59.8 | 43.5–84.5 | 12.2–99.2 |
Used validated tools | 2008–2019 | 12 | 36 | 2252 | 3.3–65 | 5.9–84.5 | 6.7–94.1 |
Used non-validated tools | 20014–2015 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 0.8 | – | 99.2 |
Saudi Arabia | |||||||
Groups | Year of data collection | Number of studies | Number of prevalence measure | Total sample size | Prevalence range of low stress (%) n = 3 | Prevalence range of moderate stress (%) n = 5 | Prevalence range of high stress (%) n = 5 |
All | 2015–2017 | 5 | 13 | 280 | 5.2–65 | 5.9–75.3 | 6.7–94.1 |
Males and females | 2015–2016 | 2 | 5 | 147 | 5.2 | 28–75.3 | 19.6–72 |
Females only | 2017 | 3 | 8 | 133 | 13.6–65 | 5.9–63.6 | 6.7–94.1 |
Egypt | |||||||
Groups | Year of data collection | Number of studies | Number of prevalence measure | Total sample size | Prevalence range of low stress (%) n = 6 | Prevalence range of moderate stress (%) n = 5 | Prevalence range of high stress (%) n = 6 |
All | 2008–2019 | 5 | 17 | 1925 | 10.1–59.8 | 26–65 | 21.3–46.4 |
Males and Females | 2014–2019 | 4 | 15 | 1552 | 10.1–52 | 26–65 | 21.3–46.4 |
Females only | 2008–2009 | 1 | 2 | 373 | 59.8 | – | 40.2 |
Jordan | |||||||
Groups | Year of data collection | Number of studies | Number of prevalence measure | Total sample size | Prevalence range of low stress (%) n = 1 | Prevalence range of moderate stress (%) n = 1 | Prevalence range of high stress (%) n = 1 |
Males and females | – | 1 | 3 | 271 | 3.3 | 84.5 | 12.2 |
Iraq | |||||||
Groups | Year of data collection | Number of studies | Number of prevalence measure | Total sample size | Prevalence range of low stress (%) n = 2 | Prevalence range of Moderate stress (%) n = 1 | Prevalence range of high stress (%) n = 2 |
Males and females | 2018 | 2 | 5 | 328 | 0.8–22 | 65 | 13.0–99.2 |