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Ningsih DK, Ulya I, Kartika AW, Monirul Islam K. Assessment of Final Year Nursing Students' Willingness and Readiness to Work With Patients With COVID-19 During the Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey. AJPM FOCUS 2024; 3:100157. [PMID: 38188225 PMCID: PMC10770419 DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia faced shortages of medical supplies and healthcare workers. With a limited supply of healthcare workers, we examined the possibility of bringing final-year nursing students into COVID-19 patient care. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey among final-year nursing students to assess their willingness and readiness to work with patients with COVID-19 in Indonesia. We recruited 1,028 final-year nursing students in East Java, Indonesia, during October 7-20, 2021. Data were collected using an online questionnaire designed for this study using Google Forms. Response data were extracted from Google Forms to MS Excel 2016 for analysis. We performed univariate analysis for descriptive statistics, followed by multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression to analyze the effect of independent variables on study outcomes. Results The characteristics of the study participants showed that most respondents were female (97.1%) and of Javanese ethnicity (75.3%). More than 90% of participants reported no chronic diseases (96.2%) and were vaccinated (81.4%). Most participants were willing to work (84.3%) and ready to work (94.4%) with patients with COVID-19. Adjusted analysis showed that sex, type of institution, ethnicity, household condition, and history of chronic diseases were independent determinants of willingness to work with patients with COVID-19. Male and private university students were significantly more willing to work with patients with COVID-19. Conclusions Nursing students were willing to work with patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic; however, a longitudinal study is recommended for trend analysis.
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- Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
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- Institute of Public and Preventive Health, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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Lee N, Kim HR. Nursing Students' Perceptions of Factors Influencing Nursing Intentions toward COVID-19 Patients. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:285. [PMID: 38338170 PMCID: PMC10855262 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12030285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic to which nursing students are particularly susceptible. This study aims to comprehensively examine nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, preventive behaviors related to COVID-19, and nursing intentions toward patients with the virus. A questionnaire was administered to 149 nursing students from two universities. Data on the respondents' general characteristics, knowledge levels, attitudes, perceived risk, preventive behaviors toward COVID-19, and nursing intentions toward COVID-19 patients were collected. The collected data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software (version 26.0). This involved descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analyses. The analyses of the factors affecting nursing students' nursing intentions for COVID-19 patients showed that the most predictive factor was perceived risk (β = -0.38, p < 0.001), followed by attitudes (β = 0.29, p < 0.001) and preventive behaviors (β = 0.17, p = 0.017), which explained 26% of the variance in nursing intentions. Lowering the perceived risk of infectious diseases and cultivating positive attitudes and preventive behaviors can increase nursing students' intentions toward COVID-19 patients. Finally, infection management education programs and research on interventions for nursing students are necessary to enhance the quality of nursing care provided to patients with novel infectious diseases.
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- Nari Lee
- Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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Stefanowicz-Bielska A, Słomion M, Rąpała M. Life satisfaction of nursing, midwifery and emergency medicine students
during the COVID-19 pandemic. CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PSYCHIATRY 2023. [DOI: 10.12923/2353-8627/2023-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected life satisfaction of students of medical and health science. The aim of this study was to assess the level of life satisfaction among undergraduate students of nursing, midwifery and emergency medicine during the COVID-19 and to evaluate the impact of adherence to COVID-19 disease prevention measures on their level of life satisfaction.
Material and methods: The study was conducted using a self-constructed questionnaire and a standardized psychological questionnaire, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, among students of nursing, midwifery and emergency medicine in the Pomeranian Voivodeship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: A total of 37 men and 238 women participated in the study. The mean age of all students was 21.5 (SD±3.83, min-max 19-39). The number of 93% of respondents reported avoiding people who coughed and had a cold, and 85.5% avoided large gatherings. When it comes to 84% of the students, they were vaccinated. As far as 73% of the students are concerned, they estimated that they had a medium level of knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most students had a low (39.3%) and medium (32.7%) level of life satisfaction. A total number of 28% of the students reported a high satisfaction with life. There was not evidence of the influence of gender, field of study, year of study and the preventive behaviours on their level of life satisfaction.
Conclusions: Most Polish students of nursing, midwifery and emergency medicine had a low and medium level of life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the possible preventive behaviours, Polish students most often avoided people who coughed and had a cold, and they avoided large gatherings. Not all students registered for vaccination.
Keywords: students, life, COVID-19, personal satisfaction
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- Anna Stefanowicz-Bielska
- Laboratory of Pediatric Nursing, Division of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences with the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Pediatric Nursing, Division of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences with the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Marciniak Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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Fang Y, Ji B, Liu Y, Zhang J, Liu Q, Ge Y, Xie Y, Liu C. The prevalence of psychological stress in student populations during the COVID-19 epidemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12118. [PMID: 35840641 PMCID: PMC9284967 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16328-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Following the COVID-19 outbreak, psychological stress was particularly pronounced in the student population due to prolonged home isolation, online study, closed management, graduation, and employment pressures. The objective of this study is to identify the incidence of psychological stress reactions in student populations following a global outbreak and the associated influencing factors. Four English databases (Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science) and four Chinese biomedical databases (Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang) were searched in this study. We also retrieved other search engines manually. The search period was from the time of database creation to 10 March 2022. This study included cross-sectional studies related to psychological stress reactions in student populations during the COVID-19 epidemic. Three groups of researchers screened the retrieved studies and assessed the quality of the included studies using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Cross-Sectional Study Quality Assessment Checklist. A random-effects model was used to analyze the prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and fear symptoms in the student population during the COVID-19 epidemic. Of the 146,330 records retrieved, we included 104 studies (n = 2,088,032). The quality of included studies was moderate. The prevalence of depressive symptoms in the student population during the epidemic was 32.0% (95% CI [28.0–37.0%]); anxiety symptoms was 28.0% (95% CI [24.0–32.0%]); stress symptoms was 31.0% (95% CI [23.0–39.0%]); and fear symptoms was 33.0% (95% CI [20.0–49.0%]). The prevalence differed by gender, epidemic stage, region, education stage, student major and assessment tool. The prevalence of psychological stress in the student population during the COVID-19 epidemic may be higher compared to the global prevalence of psychological stress. We need to alleviate psychological stress in the student population in a targeted manner to provide mental health services to safeguard the student population.
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- Yang Fang
- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China
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Aksu A, Buldum A, G. Emül T, Çelebioğlu A. Nursing students' knowledge and practices about COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey. Nurs Forum 2022; 57:615-623. [PMID: 35332534 PMCID: PMC9115445 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is important that nursing students who will be at the forefront of providing health services and be key personnel in the development of public health practices have sufficient knowledge of COVID-19 and related appropriate practices surrounding the outbreak. Thus, it is necessary to update the nursing curriculum for the changing needs in nursing education in urgent public health problems such as epidemics. AIMS This study aims to determine the knowledge and practices of nursing students about the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS This study was conducted with 304 nursing students. The study data were collected using online tools consisting of a personal information form and the COVID-19 Knowledge and Practice Questionnaire. RESULTS Participants had good levels of knowledge and practices regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. The students' total mean knowledge score regarding COVID-19 was 28.95 ± 4.46 and their total mean practice score was 5.85 ± 1.03. CONCLUSIONS It is very important that all nurse candidates, who will soon play an active role in the pandemic, have the correct knowledge and practices to prevent its spread. Therefore, the current curriculum for nurses, whom we can describe as the backbone of public health, should be equipped and enriched with evidence to support them during major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Aslıhan Aksu
- Department of Obstetrics, Women's Health and Gynaecological Diseases Nursing, Faculty of NursingMersin UniversityMersinTurkey
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- Department of Obstetrics, Women's Health and Gynaecological Diseases Nursing, Faculty of NursingMersin UniversityMersinTurkey
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- Department of Obstetrics, and Gynaecologic Nursing, Faculty of NursingMersin UniversityMersinTurkey
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- Department of Child Health and Disease Nursing, Faculty of NursingMersin UniversityMersinTurkey
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Stefanowicz-Bielska A, Słomion M, Stefanowicz J. COVID-19 Pandemic-Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviours, and Actions among Faculty of Health Sciences Students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182212137. [PMID: 34831891 PMCID: PMC8626008 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge about COVID-19 disease and preventive behaviour of undergraduate students of nursing, midwifery, and emergency medicine. Material and Methods: An electronic survey was conducted among students of nursing, midwifery, and emergency medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 8 April 2021 to 6 June 2021 in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Results: A total of 37 men and 238 women participated in the study. A moderate level of knowledge was found in 88% and high in 11% of students Midwifery students had a higher level than nursing students (p = 0.002) and students of emergency medicine (p = 0.003). The female gender is much more afraid of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (p = 0.021). The most common preventive measure was to avoid people who coughed or had a cold (93%). Only 84% of students were vaccinated. Students who had a high level of knowledge more often avoided people who coughed or had a cold (p = 0.03) and gave up on meeting with friends (p = 0.02). Conclusions: Constant education of students on the principles of dealing with the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is necessary. It is important to continually motivate students to adhere to the principles of prevention. In the face of the existing epidemiological threat, there is a need to change the curricula for the fields of health sciences by adding the subject infectious diseases—clinic and nursing, with special attention to practical aspects.
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- Anna Stefanowicz-Bielska
- Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
- Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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