Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 13(3), pp. 659 - 668
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130314
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Investigating the Impact of ChatGPT's Utilization on Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Learning: A Student Perspective

Zainab F. Albikawi ^*, Mohammad H. Abuadas
Faculty of Nursing, Yarmouk University, Jordan

ABSTRACT

Background: Psychiatric mental health education forms part of the clinical competencies that nursing students should be aware of. In this modern technological era, ChatGPT has emerged to play a leading role in developing education for all disciplines. Aim: Investigate nursing students' perspectives regarding the impact of ChatGPT utilization on psychiatric mental health learning and determine the related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional research design was conducted among 95 nursing students. The data collection was performed by utilizing the Perspective of ChatGPT Utilization Impact on Learning Scale (P ChatGPT UILS). Results: The average mean score of P- ChatGPT UILS was 3.46 ± 1.29, indicating a generally positive perspective. For every one-unit increase in use of ChatGPT to complete assignments, students reported a significantly higher positive perception toward the impact by 0.35 units (p = 0.008). Similarly, the use of ChatGPT in generating mental health case scenarios was associated with a positive increase of 0.33 units, with p = 0.015; however, the highest was the use of ChatGPT for understanding psychiatric-mental health case studies at 0.40 units, p = 0.002. These findings showed that the more the students used ChatGPT for these purposes, the stronger their perception of the supportive role it played in enhancing learning in psychiatric mental health nursing. Conclusions: ChatGPT has a positive influence on psychiatric mental health education according to the perception of nursing students. This will bring value to learning itself, since the integration of ChatGPT into educational approaches will make learning more engaging in an interactive manner and facilitate access to resources on mental health.

KEYWORDS
Psychiatric Mental Health, Nursing, ChatGPT, Perspectives

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[1] Zainab F. Albikawi , Mohammad H. Abuadas , "Investigating the Impact of ChatGPT's Utilization on Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Learning: A Student Perspective," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 659 - 668, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130314.

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Zainab F. Albikawi , Mohammad H. Abuadas (2025). Investigating the Impact of ChatGPT's Utilization on Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Learning: A Student Perspective. Universal Journal of Public Health, 13(3), 659 - 668. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130314.