The Effects of Complementary Alternative Methods Used by Nursing Students on Coping with Stress

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of complementary and alternative therapies used by nursing students on coping with stress. The study was conducted with 184 students who agreed to participate in the nursing department of a university between November 1-30, 2020. Data were collected on the internet. Descriptive features data form, form containing complementary alternative therapy usage features, and visual analog scale were used. The average stress score of the students was 3.04 ± 0.88, 60.3% experienced stress, 34.8% had stress-related constipation, 66.3% used a complementary and alternative therapie methods to cope with stress and the most preferred complementary and alternative therapie method (67.2%) was found to be music therapy. It was found that 98. 3% of the students were satisfied with the complementary and alternative therapie method they used. It has been concluded that the use of music therapy and herbal tea used by nursing students are effective in coping with stress, and the increasing internet use affects the use of complementary and alternative therapie method and the information source.