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Şahan S, Kaçmaz ED. Spiritual Care and Death in Intensive Care from the Perspective of Nursing Students in Turkey: An Exploratory Mixed Study. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:1786-1801. [PMID: 37991596 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01956-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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This mixed methods research study aimed to determine spiritual care competencies and death anxiety levels of nursing students practicing in intensive care. The quantitative part of this study included 33 students while the qualitative part included 17 students. Nursing students' spiritual care competence was detected to be above medium and their death anxiety was high. Two themes emerged from the qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews with 17 nursing students: (a) Views on spiritual care competencies and (b) Views on death. These findings are significant to reduce nursing students' death anxiety, increase spiritual care competencies and the quality of patients' end-of-life care.
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- Seda Şahan
- Department of Nursing Fundamentals, Faculty of Health Sciences, İzmir Bakırcay University, Menemen, İzmir, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İzmir Bakırcay University, Menemen, İzmir, Turkey.
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Sun Y, Li X, Liu H, Li X, Sun L, Zhang L, Wang C, Li J, Liu M, Zhang D, Lei Y, Yuan T. PTSD prevalence and factors in intern nursing students after COVID-19 full liberalization in China: a cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1374977. [PMID: 38560432 PMCID: PMC10978806 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1374977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its influencing factors among intern nursing students after the full liberalization of the COVID-19 prevention and control policy in China. Methods Participants completed the online survey from January 14 to January 19, 2023. A demographic questionnaire, COVID-19 and internship-related questionnaire, the Fear of COVID-19 scale, the Primary Care PTSD Screen, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale were used to conduct the online survey. Results Of 438 participants, 88.4% tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 6 months. The prevalence of fear, resilience, and PTSD was 16.9, 15.5, and 11.2%, respectively. Direct care of COVID patients in hospital (OR = 2.084, 95%CI 1.034 ~ 4.202), the experience of occupational exposure (OR = 2.856, 95%CI 1.436 ~ 5.681), working with an experienced team (OR = 2.120, 95%CI 1.070 ~ 4.198), and fear COVID-19 (OR = 8.269, 95%CI 4.150 ~ 16.479) were significantly and positively associated with PTSD in nursing internship students. Conclusion After COVID-19 full liberalization in China, intern nursing students still experienced pandemic-related mental distress, which can bring PTSD. Adequate support and counseling should be provided, as needed, to intern nursing students who are about to enter the workforce and have experienced severe PTSD symptoms related to COVID-19. Our findings indicated that should understand the importance of screening, formulate intervention strategies and preventive measures to address psychosocial problems, and provide coping skills training to intern nursing students.
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- Yuanhao Sun
- Department of Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gerontology, Yijishan Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- School of Humanities and Management Science, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences for Public Health Crisis Management, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Surgery Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Surgery Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, School of Nursing, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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Sheppard-Law S, Lamb A, Zeng L, Axisa C, Causby B, Matiuk S, Levett-Jones T. The measured impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students' wellbeing, clinical placement and learning experiences: a cross sectional study. Contemp Nurse 2024; 60:7-20. [PMID: 38193929 DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2023.2300414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Background: The epidemiological patterns of COVID-19 varied across Australia and differed from most other countries. Few studies describe the impact that the pandemic had on nursing student wellbeing, education and career.Aim: This study aimed to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on nursing students' well-being, clinical placement and learning.Design: Cross-sectional survey.Setting: Sydney, Australia.Participants: Second- and third-year nursing students.Methods: Second- and third-year nursing degree students were asked to participate in an ethically approved study during March to May 2021. The de-identified on-line survey consisted of 63 closed end question and one open ended question. On completion, the dataset was exported from Redcap and imported into SPSS for analysis. Open ended text data were analysed by two researchers.Results: Of the 105 participating nursing students, a third (n = 26/83, 31%) thought about changing their degree to a non-nursing degree. The acknowledged risk of caring for a COVID-19 patient incrementally increased stress (β-coefficient = 0.6, p value = 0.009, 95% CI 0.2-0.9). Conversely students who intended to complete their degree were less likely to report stress. Students who had prior nursing experience were three times more likely to report an increased generalised anxiety level (OR 3.8, p-value = 0.02, 95% CI 1.2-12.2), yet they were less likely to experience personal accomplishment burnout compared to other students. Nursing students who contemplated a change of degree to a non-nursing degree were 15.7 times more likely to experience emotional exhaustion and were 3.5 times more likely to be report a risk of depersonalisation (p = 0.03, 95% CI, 1.3-11.5).Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic compromised nursing student well-being, and theoretical and practical learning. Findings have implications for healthcare and academic staff who teach nursing students. Implementation of student-centred evidence-based strategies to manage stress, burnout and anxiety, and to sustain a healthy student cohort is essential to retain the future nursing workforce.
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- Suzanne Sheppard-Law
- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Western Sydney University, Building 3, Level 4, Liverpool, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Unit, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, 2010 NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Level 7, Building 10, Jones St Broadway, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kim JH, Chun J, Kim J, Ju HJ, Kim BJ, Jeong J, Lee DH. Emotion regulation from a virtue perspective. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:11. [PMID: 38173038 PMCID: PMC10765715 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01490-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The ability to regulate one's emotional state is an important predictor of several behaviors such as reframing a challenging situation to reduce anger or anxiety, concealing visible signs of sadness or fear, or focusing on reasons to feel happy or calm. This capacity is referred to as emotion regulation. Deficits in this ability can adversely affect one's adaptive coping, thus are associated with a variety of other psychopathological symptoms, including but not limited to depression, borderline personality disorder, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and somatoform disorders. METHODS The present study examined emotion regulation in relation to the virtue-based psychosocial adaptation model (V-PAM). 595 participants were clustered based on their Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) score, producing two clusters (i.e., high functioning vs. low functioning). Then, emotion regulation group membership was discriminated by using five V-PAM virtue constructs, including courage, integrity, practical wisdom, committed action, and emotional transcendence. RESULTS Results show that five virtues contribute to differentiating group membership. Practical wisdom was the strongest contributor, followed by integrity, emotional transcendence, committed action, and courage. Predictive discriminant analysis was conducted and 71% of cases were correctly classified. A discussion of the relationship between emotion regulation and virtues was elaborated. CONCLUSION The concept of virtue holds significant importance in the comprehension of an individual's capacity to regulate their emotions, meriting future study.
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- Jeong Han Kim
- School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, 620 Farm Lane, Erickson Hall Rm. 459, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education, University of Kentucky, 597 S Upper St, Lexington, KY, 40508, USA
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- Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation, California State University-Fresno, 5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA, 93740, USA
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- Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Traumatic Stress Center, Department of Education, Sungkyunkwan University, 51112 Hoam Hall, 25‑2, Sungkyunkwan‑ro, Jongno‑gu, 03063, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Traumatic Stress Center, Department of Education, Sungkyunkwan University, 16419, Seoul, South Korea.
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Smith GD, Lam L, Poon S, Griffiths S, Cross WM, Rahman MA, Watson R. The impact of COVID-19 on stress and resilience in undergraduate nursing students: A scoping review. Nurse Educ Pract 2023; 72:103785. [PMID: 37832371 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Being a nursing student can be a stressful experience, faced with considerable academic and clinical demands. It has been suggested that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may have further exacerbated the pressure nursing students face. It has been posited that resilience, a complex psychological concept, may help nursing students overcome stressful situations. AIMS The aim of this scoping review was to examine the relationship between resilience and stress in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Relevant publications were identified by a comprehensive search of the literature from January 2019 to September 2022 to capture relevant publications during the COVID-19 global pandemic period from the following databases: CINAHL, Medline Complete, APA PsycInfo, Ovid EmCare and Web of Science. Fifteen studies met our inclusion criteria and were included in the review using Arskey & O'Malley's (2005) methodological framework for scoping reviews. RESULTS Our findings suggest that nursing students from all around the world have experienced high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost unanimously, resilience was identified as a key protective factor against stress and the development of psychological morbidity. Those nursing students with higher levels of resilience were deemed more likely to stay on track with their studies, despite COVID-related challenges. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this scoping review adds to the well-established argument to incorporate resilience-building activities in undergraduate nursing curricula. Developing levels of resilience has the potential to empower nursing students for academic and clinical success, whilst facing the challenges of an ever-changing world.
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- Australian Catholic University, Australia
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- Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong
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- Senior Librarian, Library Academic and Research Services, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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- Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Federation University, Australia
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- Research Adviser & Discipline Leader of Public Health, Federation University, Australia
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Patra I, Muda I, Ketut Acwin Dwijendra N, Najm MAA, Hamoud Alshahrani S, Sajad Kadhim S, Hameed NM, Alnassar YS, Mohammed NM, Mustafa YF, Shojaeimotlagh V. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Death Anxiety During COVID-19 Pandemic. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2023:302228221144791. [PMID: 37384902 PMCID: PMC10311374 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221144791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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This systematic review was conducted to estimate the pooled score of death anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. All eligible articles from January 2020 to May 2022 reporting the death anxiety score were included in the analysis b.y searching the Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and ISI databases. The standard score of death anxiety in the COVID-19 pandemic was 50%. The highest score of death anxiety was related to patients with COVID-19 (59.4%), other chronic patients (58.9%), and the elderly (56.4%). The lowest death anxiety score was related to the general population (42.9%) and health care workers (48.2%). The death anxiety score in the studies whose data was collected in 2020 and 2021 was 51% and 62%, respectively. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people experienced high death anxiety, which had terrible effects on their lives. Therefore, it seems necessary to provide training courses to deal with death anxiety for other possible pandemics.
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- Indrajit Patra
- An Independent Researcher, PhD from NIT Durgapur, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
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- Faculty Economic and Business, Department of Doctoral Program, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
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- Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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BACKGROUND Moral courage is a recognized virtue. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the master's students of nursing (MSNs) in China have shown tenacious moral courage. OBJECTIVE This study elaborates on the moral courage of Chinese MSNs through their experiences of volunteering during the pandemic. RESEARCH DESIGN Descriptive qualitative, interview-based. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT Participants were nursing postgraduate students who participated in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic selected by purposeful sampling. The sample size was determined by data saturation, which was reached with 10 participants. Data were analyzed using a deductive method of content analysis. Because of the isolation policy, telephone interviews were adopted. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS After obtaining the approval of the ethical institution of the author's school (No. 138, 30 August 2021), verbal consent was obtained before the interview with the participants. All data were processed anonymously and confidentially. In addition, we recruited participants through MSNs' counselors, and obtained their phone numbers with their permission. RESULTS Data analysis resulted in 15 subcategories that were subsequently grouped into 3 major categories including proceed without hesitation, the outcome of practicing moral courage, and develop and maintain moral courage. CONCLUSION This qualitative study is based on the special background of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the MSNs in China have shown tenacious moral courage in the work of epidemic prevention and control. Five factors led them to take action without hesitation, and six possible outcomes followed. Lastly, this study provides some suggestions for nurses and nursing students to enhance their moral courage. To better develop and support moral courage in the future, it is necessary to use different methods and multidisciplinary approaches to study moral courage.
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- Mingtao Huang
- School of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, China; Research Centre for Medical Humanities, Fujian Medical University, China
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- School of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, China; Research Centre for Medical Humanities, Fujian Medical University, China
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- School of Health Management, Fujian Medical University, China; Research Centre for Medical Humanities, Fujian Medical University, China
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- School of Marxism, Fujian Medical University, China; Research Centre for Medical Humanities, Fujian Medical University, China
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Tanrikulu F, Demir R, Akgul E. The Relationship Between the Levels of Thanatophobia and the Attitudes Towards the Care of Dying Patients Among Student Nurses. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2023:302228231177393. [PMID: 37213088 DOI: 10.1177/00302228231177393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study aims to examine the relationship between the levels of thanatophobia and the attitudes towards the care of dying patients among student nurses. It is descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational. 140 student nurses studying at the faculty of health sciences of one foundation university participated in it. We collected research data using 'Defining Features of a Student Nurse Form', 'Frommelt Attitude Toward the Care of the Dying Scale', and 'Thanatophobia Scale'. 17.1% of student nurses were deeply affected by death in the last year and 38.6% stated that a patient they cared for died during their internship. The thanatophobia scale scores of student nurses who chose their profession willingly were higher on a statistically meaningful level than those participants who did not choose their profession willingly. We found a statistically significant (p < .05) difference between the FATCOD scale scores of interns and their gender, family type, having been affected by death, and willingness to care for dying patients. We suggest that nursing students should more often provide care to dying patients before graduation.
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- Fatma Tanrikulu
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Akyazı Vocational School of Health Services, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey
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Jokar Z, Torabizadeh C, Rakhshan M, Najafi Kalyani M. From disobedience to struggle for adaptation: nursing students' experiences of attending the clinical learning environment during Covid-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:308. [PMID: 37131134 PMCID: PMC10153046 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04807-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the clinical education of nursing students all over the world. Considering the importance of clinical education and clinical learning environment (CLE) in the education of nursing students, identifying the challenges and problems faced by these students during the covid-19 pandemic helps to plan more effectively in this regard. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of nursing students in CLEs during the Covid-19 pandemic. METHODS A descriptive qualitative research was conducted, which used a purposive sampling technique to recruit 15 undergraduate nursing students from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between July 2021 and September 2022. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews. For data analysis, conventional qualitative content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundman approach was used. RESULTS The data analysis led to emergence of two themes of "disobedience " and "struggle for adaptation". The disobedience theme consists of two categories: "objection to attend CLE" and "patient marginalization". The theme of struggle for adaptation includes two categories: "using support sources" and "applying problem-oriented strategies". CONCLUSION At the beginning of the pandemic, the students were unfamiliar due to the disease, as well as fear of contracting themselves and infecting others, so they tried not to be in the clinical environment. However, they gradually tried to adapt to the existing conditions by applying support resources and using problem-oriented strategies. Policymakers and educational planners can use the results of this study to plan for solving the challenges of students during future pandemics and improve the condition of CLE.
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- Zeinab Jokar
- Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz Univesity of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Li JN, Jiang XM, Zheng QX, Lin F, Chen XQ, Pan YQ, Zhu Y, Liu RL, Huang L. Mediating effect of resilience between social support and compassion fatigue among intern nursing and midwifery students during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:42. [PMID: 36788572 PMCID: PMC9928591 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01185-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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AIMS To examine the mediating effect of resilience between social support and compassion fatigue among intern nursing and midwifery students during COVID-19. BACKGROUND Compassion fatigue has become exceedingly common among intern nursing and midwifery students, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social support and resilience can help intern nursing and midwifery students control their negative emotions, reduce compassion fatigue, and increase their well-being. However, the mediating effect of resilience between social support and compassion fatigue remains unclear. DESIGN A multicentre cross-sectional survey. METHODS A total of 307 intern nursing and midwifery students were recruited from November 2020 to February 2021 in tertiary grade A hospitals in China. Structural equation modelling was applied to analyse the mediating effects of resilience between social support and compassion fatigue. The Social Support Rating Scale, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Chinese version of the Compassion Fatigue Short Scale were used to collect data. The hypothetical path model was tested by using IBM SPSS version 26.0 and AMOS version 26.0 software. RESULTS Intern nursing and midwifery students had moderate compassion fatigue. Social support positively affected resilience (β = 0.514, p < 0.01). Social support negatively affected compassion fatigue (β = - 0.310, p < 0.01), while resilience negatively affected compassion fatigue (β = - 0.283, p < 0.01). Resilience played a mediating role between social support and compassion fatigue. CONCLUSION Social support can directly affect the compassion fatigue of intern nursing and midwifery students during COVID-19 and indirectly through resilience. Stronger resilience can reduce compassion fatigue. Accordingly, resilience-based interventions should be developed to reduce compassion fatigue.
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- Jia-Ning Li
- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China ,grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
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- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China ,Fujian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.411176.40000 0004 1758 0478Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China ,Fujian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China ,Fujian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.256112.30000 0004 1797 9307School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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- grid.411504.50000 0004 1790 1622School of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province China
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Chen M, Liu M, Wang X, Pu L, Zhang M, Wang Q, Tang H, Zhong M, Li Z, Zeng J, Xiong Z. Mediating role of psychological resilience between social support and negative emotions in nursing interns in the post‐COVID‐19 era: A cross‐sectional survey. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- Mengjie Chen
- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Department of Family Medicine The Second Hospital of Chengdu Medical College Affiliated Hospital Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland & School of Nursing and Midwifery Griffith University Nathan Campus Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University Sichuan Clinical Medical Research Center for Mental Disorders Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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- School of Nursing Chengdu Medical College Chengdu Sichuan China
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Mohammadi F, Zahra Masoumi S, Oshvandi K, Bijani M, Nikrouz L. Death anxiety, resilience, and family cohesion in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1057003. [PMID: 36844349 PMCID: PMC9950632 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1057003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Purpose Adolescents in the end stages of life impose a lot of psychological stress on other family members, which may affect their resilience and quality of life. So, the aim of the present study was to investigate death anxiety, family adaptability and cohesion, and resilience in the parents of children and adolescents who were at the end stages of life. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. Two hundred and ten parents were selected by convenience sampling and completed the questionnaires such as demographics survey, the death anxiety scale, Connor-Davidson resilience scale, family adaptability, and cohesion scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation), independent t-test, ANOVA, and multiple linear regressions. The significance level was set at p < 0.05. Result The findings showed that death anxiety in parents of children and adolescents in the end stages of life has a significant inverse correlation with family adaptability and cohesion (p < 0.001, r = -0.92) and resilience (p < 0.001, r = -0.90). The variables of family adaptability and cohesion, resilience, number of children, the children's illness duration, and marital status can predict 61.34% of the death anxiety variance in these parents. Conclusion The parents of children and adolescents in end stages of life reported high death anxiety and moderate family adaptability and cohesion, but low resilience. Accordingly, pediatric nurses and healthcare policymakers should develop comprehensive support plans for these parents to facilitate their adaptation and increase their family adaptability and cohesion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fateme Mohammadi
- Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center and Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Department of Nursing, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran,*Correspondence: Mostafa Bijani,
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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Huang Y, Guan Z, Yan F, Wiley JA, Reynolds NR, Tang S, Sun M. Mediator role of presence of meaning and self-esteem in the relationship of social support and death anxiety. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1018097. [PMID: 36544437 PMCID: PMC9760982 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Introduction Death anxiety has increased following the COVID-19 pandemic. Although terror management theory has suggested social support, presence of meaning and self-esteem functioned as death anxiety buffers, few existing works have explored the mechanism of how social support, presence of meaning, and self-esteem buffer death anxiety. To identify these mechanisms is the aim of this study. Methods Our cross-sectional study was conducted with 1167 people in China from 19 May 2020 to 1 June 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak. The average age of participants was 26 years. Data were by questionnaire, including demographic information, the Templer's Death anxiety scale, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support, the presence of meaning scale, and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Results Results using structural equation modeling showed presence of meaning and self-esteem fully mediated the relationship between social support and death anxiety, respectively and sequentially. The proposed model showed good fit of indices: χ2 = 243.384, df = 58, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.968, TLI = 0.954, RMSEA = 0.052, SRMR = 0.044. Discussion This study demonstrates significant mediator roles of presence of meaning and self-esteem in the relationship of social support and death anxiety. Multi-component interventions are needed to manage death anxiety by targeting increasing social support, presence of meaning and self-esteem and increasing presence of meaning and self-esteem when social support is diminished in the pandemic.
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- Yuxin Huang
- Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Family and Community Medicine and Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,*Correspondence: Mei Sun
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