Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of nursing students in Japan: protocol for a cross-sectional study

• Jun Kako,
• Kohei Kajiwara,
• Masamitsu Kobayashi,
• Yoshiyasu Ito,
• Yasutaka Kimura,
• Takahiro Kakeda,
• Seiji Hamanishi,
• Shinsuke Sasaki,
• Makoto Yamanaka,
• Hana Kiyohara,
• Yuki Wakiguchi,
• Yoji Endo,
• Kimie Harada,
• Yuji Koga,
• Michiko Ishida,
• Yoko Nishida,
• Michihiro Tsubaki

Affiliations

Jun Kako

College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan

Kohei Kajiwara

Faculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, Japan

Masamitsu Kobayashi

Faculty of Nursing, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan

Yoshiyasu Ito

College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan

Yasutaka Kimura

Department of Nursing, Meio University, Nago, Japan

Takahiro Kakeda

Faculty of Nursing, Kansai University of Social Welfare, Ako, Japan

Seiji Hamanishi

Faculty of Nursing, Kansai University of Social Welfare, Ako, Japan

Shinsuke Sasaki

Department of Nursing Science, Okayama Prefectural University, Soja, Japan

Makoto Yamanaka

School of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan

Hana Kiyohara

College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan

Yuki Wakiguchi

College of Nursing Art and Science, University of Hyogo, Akashi, Japan

Yoji Endo

Faculty of Nursing, Kansai University of Social Welfare, Ako, Japan

Kimie Harada

Faculty of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, Japan

Yuji Koga

Faculty of Nursing, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Japan

Michiko Ishida

Faculty of Nursing, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Japan

Yoko Nishida

Faculty of Nursing, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Japan

Michihiro Tsubaki

School of Nursing, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan