Chunk #62 — 5. Discussion — 5.1. Prevalence and Levels of Stress, Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorders of Slovak Students in an International Comparison
Based on the interval-adjusted outcomes, this study also revealed that 78.99% of Slovak university students suffer from moderate stress, and high stress was identified in 9.46% of students. Similar results were measured in Russian students, who reported low, moderate, and high stress in a prevalence of 26.0%, 69.1%, and 4.9% [41]. On the other hand, Kupcewicz et al. [43] revealed that 41.3% and 45.4% of Slovak nursing students suffered from moderate and high stress, and simultaneously, 49.8% of Polish nursing students and 43.8% of Spanish nursing students reported high levels of the PSS stress score. Additionally, Orosova et al. [39] identified 24.7% of Slovak students with higher levels of stress using the 4-item Cohen’s PSS tool.
