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Mrayyan MT, Alkhawaldeh JM, Alfayoumi I, Algunmeeyn A, Abunab HY, Suliman WA, Abu Hasheesh M, Shudifat R. COVID-19 era-related e-learning: a cross-sectional web-scale study of cyberchondria, internet addiction and anxiety-related symptomatology among university nursing students. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e071971. [PMID: 37558438 PMCID: PMC10414090 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study assessed COVID-19 era-related e-learning cyberchondria, internet addiction and anxiety-related symptomatology among nursing students. The relationships, predictors and differences between the studied concepts were measured. DESIGN In 2021, a quantitative cross-sectional research design using a web survey with a sample size of 333 nursing students yielded a response rate of 70%. RESULTS Nursing students had a moderate level of cyberchondria, low to moderate internet addiction, a moderate to severe level of anxiety and depression, and a normal stress level. Demographic characteristics, cyberchondria, internet addiction and anxiety-related symptomatology were significantly correlated. Grade point average, age, type of organisation where the students were trained and level of education were significant predictors of the studied variables. Significant differences in the studied concepts were found based on the sample's characteristics such as gender, type of organisations or universities where the students were trained or studied, and age. CONCLUSION Cyberchondria, internet addiction, depression, anxiety and stress symptomatology are troublesome. Higher education organisations might benefit from examining the variables of interest and investigating the relations between internet addiction and depression and anxiety symptomatology among nursing students. Such research will aid in tailoring treatments to assist vulnerable students by targeting counselling and educational efforts toward building a future generation of nurses with reduced cyberchondria, internet addiction and anxiety-related symptomatology.
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- Majd T Mrayyan
- Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Basic Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Advanced Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Basic Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Advanced Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Adult Health Nursing, Mu'tah University College of Nursing, Mu'tah, Jordan
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da Silva AN, Lucietto DA, Bastos MVDS, do Nascimento TQ, Vettore MV. The relationship of dental students’ characteristics to social support, psychosocial factors, lifestyle, and quality of life. Health Psychol Behav Med 2022; 10:596-616. [PMID: 35898595 PMCID: PMC9310912 DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2022.2102017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics, student academic information, social support, sense of coherence, anxiety, lifestyle, and quality of life among dental students. Methods: A cross-sectional study among 233 dental students in Brazil. We captured data on sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, social support through Social Support Appraisal, psychosocial factors (sense of coherence and anxiety based on SOC-13 and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 – anxiety subscale, respectively), lifestyle as per individual Lifestyle Profile and quality of life based on VERAS-Q. Data was analysed through Structural Equation Modelling. Results: Greater social support, higher sense of coherence, lower anxiety, better lifestyle directly predicted better quality of life. Male gender, city of origin did not differ from the city of the campus, higher social support and greater sense of coherence were indirectly linked with better quality of life via better lifestyle. Lower academic semester and higher social support indirectly predicted better quality of life via lower anxiety. Conclusion: Social support, sense of coherence, anxiety, and lifestyle were relevant factors directly associated with dental student’s quality of life. Indirect pathways were observed between gender, moved home to attend dental course, academic semester, social support, sense of coherence, and quality of life.
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- Andréa Neiva da Silva
- Department of Health and Society, Institute of Collective Health, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Society, Institute of Collective Health, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder (UiA), Kristiansand, Norway
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Milošević Marković M, Latas MB, Milovanović S, Poznanović ST, Lazarević MM, Karišik MJ, Đorđević J, Mandinić Z, Jovanović S. Mental Health and Quality of Life among Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192114061. [PMID: 36360939 PMCID: PMC9656808 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Students are particularly vulnerable from the mental health aspect, which was especially recognized during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to reveal the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life (QoL) and mental health among dental students. The study was conducted on a sample of 797 students (207 male and 592 female) with an average age of 21.7 ± 2.4, from the School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade. The measurements used in the study were the Demographic and Academic Questionnaire, Questionnaire about exposure to COVID-19, COVID-19-Impact on QoL Questionnaire (COV19-QoL), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The mean total score for COV19-QoL was 2.9 ± 0.9, while the diagnostic criteria of GAD-7 and depression met 19.9% and 31.4% of students, respectively. There was a positive and strong correlation between QoL, anxiety, and depression. During COVID-19, predictors for lower perceptions of QoL were female gender and death of close relatives (p = 0.049, p = 0.005, respectively). At the same time, predictors for GAD were female gender, living in dormitories, and death of close relatives (p = 0.019, p = 0.011, p = 0.028, respectively), while for depression they were year of study, living with parents, and death of close relatives due to COVID-19 (p = 0.012, p = 0.008, p = 0.029, respectively). The study showed that students' QoL and mental health during the pandemic were at high risk.
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- Maja Milošević Marković
- Department of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
- Clinic for Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 11, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Public Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 1, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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