Multidimensional Education Intervention for Improving Mental Well-Being Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Objectives Mental health concerns among university students are a global issue, and well-being is linked to success in various areas. The mental wellness of the students in professional courses has a profound effect on their academic performance. The research studies on a multidimensional approach to improve mental well-being in nursing students are limited. Hence, the current study was undertaken to assess the impact of multidimensional intervention in improving the mental well-being of undergraduate nursing students. Material and Methods This was an educational intervention study to provide a comprehensive understanding of the intervention’s role in improving the mental well-being of nursing students in southern India. A total of 249 nursing students from I-IV-year undergraduate courses between the ages of 18-24 years from August 2022 to November 2023 were enrolled to go through educational intervention of mental health course, mentorship programme, and team-based learning (TBL) based on their baseline scores of Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). Descriptive statistics, including means with standard deviation and percentages accompanied by a 95% confidence interval, were calculated. Chi-square test was used to assess the outcome of the intervention. Content analysis was used to assess the qualitative data. Results Mental health course on self-care practices showed improvement in the mental well-being scale with statistically significant change across the age groups and at all the academic years of nursing students. The WEMWBS scores after implementation of the educational approach showed a gross and statistically significant improvement in mental well-being across all the phases. Conclusion The integration of self-care and group mentoring with the mental health course has uplifted students’ mental well-being. Guiding students needing curricular and psychological support as components of a plan in our research has promoted mental well-being among the affected group. This has added to the accountability of students in their learning process, keeping them at the centre of learning. Further studies across all streams of health sciences will help reduce the burden of increased mental well-being among university students.