The relationship between health dimensions and anxiety in nursing students

Introduction : Recognizing the health problems of nursing students can be effective in identifying and treating various disorders, including their anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between health dimensions and anxiety in nursing students.  Methods: The present study was a descriptive correlational study in which 210 nursing students of Islamic Azad University; Khorramabad Branch participated by census method. Data collection tools, demographic questionnaire, Goldberg Standard Mental Health Questionnaires, Keys Social Health, Health Pulotzin and Ellison's spirituality and the Spielberger Anxiety Inventory. SPSS-23 software and descriptive and inferential statistical tests were used to analyze the data. Results: Of the total nursing students, 136 (64.76%) were female and 153 (72.85%) were single. 60.5% of nursing students had moderate to high anxiety.. There is no statistically significant difference in mental health, social health and spiritual health of nursing students participating in the study according to demographic characteristics (P> 0.05). However, the average and standard deviation of student health is social, which makes him a student, continues to work as an employee and lives in the city, was more than other scientists studied (P <0.05).There was a statistically significant negative relationship between health dimensions and anxiety (P <0.05). Conclusion: As the health dimension increases, the level of anxiety of nursing students decreases. It is suggested that improving the health dimensions of nursing students should be among the priorities of medical universities and that comprehensive and complete programs should be developed to achieve this goal.