Depressive Symptoms among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Indonesia

Background: Depressive symptoms and depression are mental disorders that often occur in the world, including in university students, such as in nursing. There are still limited studies on Depressive symptoms among undergraduate nursing students in Indonesia. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and examine demographic characteristics relationship of depressive symptoms in undergraduate nursing students in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Methods: The design of the present study was descriptive. The sample size was 385 nursing students and a simple random sampling was applied to recruit respondents. The instrument was the Indonesian version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R). Data was collected from March to May 2024 using a Google form. The data analysis used included frequency, percentage, and Chi-square test.