Key result
Fourth-year nursing students exhibit ~11% lower resting autonomic nervous system activity versus earlier years.
Why the study?
Nursing students face numerous types of stress that contribute to physical and psychological distress, and the impact on autonomic nervous system function is unclear.
Does autonomic nervous system function differ between fourth-year nursing students and those in earlier years?
Cross-Sectional (n=121)
No
Does autonomic nervous system function differ between fourth-year nursing students and those in earlier years?
Absolute Event Rate: 5.02% vs 5.63%
p-value: p=0.025
Fourth-year nursing students exhibit altered autonomic nervous system function, suggesting a physiological impact of cumulative academic and clinical stress.
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Lower CVRR in fourth-year nursing students may reflect cumulative stress; hypothesis-generating, prospective studies needed before clinical relevance.
Hasegawa et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Autonomic nervous system function and stress (n=121). Fourth-year academic status vs. First- to third-year academic status was evaluated on Resting autonomic nervous system activity (CVRR) (p=0.025). Fourth-year nursing students exhibited significantly lower resting autonomic nervous system activity (CVRR 5.02 vs 5.63, P=0.025) compared to first- to third-year students.
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