The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on negative emotions in nursing students:a meta-analysis

摘要

Background:Recently,cognitive behavioral therapy interventions have been extensively applied in the field of nursing education.However,no consensus has been reached on whether these interventions can reduce negative emotions in nursing students.Objective:This meta-analysis was designed to systematically discuss the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy interventions on levels of anxiety,fear of denial,social avoidance and social distress for nursing students.Methods:The following Chinese and English databases were searched for relevant articles:PubMed,Embase,Cochrane library,Web of Science,China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Wangfang Database,VIP Database and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database.The search encompassed the establishment of these databases up until May 2021.Two reviewers separately entered the data into Review Manager Software 5.3.Results:A total of 6 studies were reviewed.It was found that cognitive behavioral therapy interventions significantly lowered levels of anxiety(SMD=−0.98,95%CI:−1.46 to−0.50,P<0.001),fear of denial(MD=−3.22,95%CI:−5.60 to−0.84,P<0.01),social avoidance(MD=−1.74,95%CI:−2.32 to−1.16,P<0.001),and social distress(MD=−2.15,95%CI:−2.81 to−1.49,P<0.001)in nursing students.Conclusion:Cognitive behavioral therapy could effectively decrease anxiety,fear of negation,and social negative emotions of nursing students as well as enhance their mental health level.However,more studies are needed to verify whether internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy has an impact on nursing students’negative emotions.