The Anxiety Level of Students at Zahedan School of Nursing and Midwifery

Sarhadi, Mahdieh; Bondehi, Reyhaneh; Nehi, Morvarid

doi:10.22038/hmed.2025.86921.1505

The Anxiety Level of Students at Zahedan School of Nursing and Midwifery

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mahdieh Sarhadi ¹

Reyhaneh Bondehi ²

Morvarid Nehi ³

¹ Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.

² Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.

³ Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22038/hmed.2025.86921.1505

Abstract

Introduction: The most common method of educational evaluation is taking an exam, which usually results in anxiety. Exam anxiety has a negative impact on students' success and career prospects. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the level of exam anxiety among students of the Zahedan School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Materials & Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2024 using the Sarason test anxiety questionnaire(Score range: 0–37) on 255 nursing students at Zahedan school of nursing and midwifery. The results were analyzed using spss-22 software and using t-test and anova tests, followed by post hoc tests.
Results: The results of the present study showed that the average test anxiety of students was moderate to high (20.60±6.03). The highest level of test anxiety was in nursing students (19.61 ±4.12) and the lowest level was in emergency medical students (11.11 ±4.24). In addition, there was a significant relationship between the level of anxiety of students and some demographic variables such as gender, field of study and academic year(p≤0.05).
Conclusion:Test anxiety is a common phenomenon and a major concern of educational systems around the world, which can have a negative impact on students' success during the educational process. Therefore, using all preventive or mitigating measures can be important and useful.

Acknowledgments: The authors extend their sincere gratitude to the Deputy of Research and Technology at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and to all the students who devoted sufficient time and care to completing and distributing the questionnaires.

Availability of data and materials: The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation, upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Conflicts of interest: The authors declared no conflicts interests.

Consent for publication: The authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and concent to its publication.

Ethical approval and consent to participate: This study is the outcome of a research project approved by the Deputy of Research and Technology at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. The Ethics Committee of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences approved this study under ethics code IR.ZAUMS.REC.1402.477 .Both written and oral informed consent was obtained from the participants. The participants’ data were analyzed and reported anonymously and confidentially. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.

Funding: present study received no funding/support.

Authors’ Contributions: Sarhadi M (First Author), Introduction Writer/Methodologist/Main Researcher/Discussion Writer/Statistical Analyst (85%); Bondehi R, Nehi M, Introduction Writer/Methodologist/Assistant Researcher (20%).

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Keywords

Test anxiety

Students

Anxiety

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