| Participant, study period | A total of third-year students in Nursing University A, who gave consent to participate in the study. The study was conducted from February to March 2010. | A total of 74 third-year students in four nursing colleges in the Kinki region, Japan. The study was conducted from April to December 2008. | A total of 77 second-year and third-year students who were participating in a community nursing practicum in a three-year course of a nursing college. The study was conducted from January to November 2009. | A total of 150 second-year and third-year students who were participating in a community-based practicum from 2009 to 2010 in a three-year course of a nursing college. The study was conducted from January 2009 to November 2010 | A total of 86 students who were enrolled in Nursing University A as of 2019, and who were scheduled to participate in a nursing integration practicum The study was conducted from July to August 2019 |
| Stress factor | Stress factors were extracted from free descriptions. Stress factors before the practicum included: anxiety for the practicum, interpersonal relationship during the practicum, practicing healthy habits, concerns about practicum records, and anxiety for not having sufficient time to study. | Five factors were extracted, for which the structure of stress factors was confirmed. Understanding roles within the hospital organization Practicing nursing as a member of a nursing team Adjusting autonomous nursing practice with teachers and instructors A nursing course in which students are assigned to multiple patients Building a supportive relationship with patients and their family | |||
| Sense of coherence | Measurement was performed based on subordinate concepts for 13 SOC items. Total SOC scores were 51.3 ± 4.6. There were negative relationships between the SOC item, “sense of meaningfulness” and the stressors, “practicing nursing as a member of a nursing team” and “adjusting autonomous nursing practice with teachers and instructors.” |