The Effect of Health Educational Program on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Female Nursing Students at Benha University

Stress has been defined as a barrier to concentration, problem solving, decision making, and other necessary abilities for students’ learning; it also has some symptoms and illnesses in the students such as depression and anxiety. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of health educationprogram on depression, anxiety and stress among female nursing students at Benha University. A study design:Aquasi experimental design was utilized in this study. Sample:A convenience random sample of 100 female studentsin the second and thirdyear faculty of nursing at Benha University were selected for the intervention and control groups. Setting:The study was conducted at faculty of nursing Benha Universityfrom 2013 to 2014. Tools: two tools were used for data collection, First an interview questionnaire to assess the sociodemography characteristics studied subjectsSecond :Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-42). The study results:revealed that improvement in reducingmean scores of depression(7.1), anxiety (7.62) and stress (11.68) in the study group post immediate & three months after program. The study concludedthat effect of health educational program among female nursing studentshad positive effect in reducing stress, anxiety and depression in the study group post immediate & three months after program. The study finding recommended:holding stress management workshops to improve mental health of the Students.