Investigation of the Relationship between Fear of Transmission and Attitudes Towards Clinical Practice in Nursing and Midwifery Students

Abstract

Bulaşıcı hastalıklar dünya genelinde yüksek mortaliteye neden olmakta ve sosyal, ekonomik ve kültürel yaşamda derin değişimlere yol açmaktadır. Bu değişimler sıklıkla korku ve anksiyete ile birlikte gelmektedir. Bu çalışma, hemşirelik ve ebelik öğrencileri arasında bulaşma korkusu ile klinik uygulamalara yönelik tutumlar arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmak amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Tanımlayıcı ve keşfedici bu çalışma, Ocak-Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi'nde bulunan bir devlet üniversitesinin Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi'nde 498 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Bulaşma/Kontaminasyon Korku Ölçeği ve Korzul Klinik Uygulama Tutum Ölçeği kullanılarak çevrimiçi toplanmış ve SPSS 26 paket programı ile değerlendirilmiştir. Tüm kararlar p<.05 düzeyinde anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Katılımcıların yaş gruplarına göre Bulaş/Kontaminasyon Korku Ölçeği'nden alınan toplam puanlar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar gözlemlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin belirli tanımlayıcı özellikleri ile Bulaş/Kontaminasyon Korku Ölçeği'nde elde edilen toplam ortalama puanlar karşılaştırıldığında, kişisel koruyucu ekipman kullanmayan, izole hastalara bakım yapma sorumluluğu bulunan ve hemşirelik bölümünde öğrenim gören bireylerin, karşıtlarına göre daha yüksek puanlar sergilediği belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin bulaşma korkusu ve klinik uygulamalara yönelik tutumları, cinsiyet, yaş ve öğrenim gördükleri bölümlere göre değişiklik göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Bulaşma
• korku
• klinik uygulamalara yönelik tutum
• ebelik öğrencisi
• hemşirelik öğrencisi

Supporting Institution

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Ethical Statement

Ethical Aspect of the Research Approval from the Research Ethics Committee was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (date: January 18, 2023, number: 2023/07). Prior to the study, the students were informed about the purpose of the research, and verbal consent was obtained in line with the principle of voluntary participation. Informed consent was secured from all participating students. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Scales usage permissions were granted by the authors via email.

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Investigation of the Relationship between Fear of Transmission and Attitudes Towards Clinical Practice in Nursing and Midwifery Students

Abstract

ABSTRACT Infectious diseases cause high mortality worldwide and create profound changes in social, economic, and cultural life. These changes are often accompanied by fear and anxiety. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between fear of transmission and attitudes towards clinical practice among nursing and midwifery students. This descriptive and exploratory study was conducted at a state university's Faculty of Health Sciences in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey between January-June 2023 with 498 students. Data were collected online using the Introductory Information Form, Transmission/Contagion Fear Scale, and Korzul Clinical Practice Attitude Scale, and evaluated with the SPSS 26 package program. All decisions were deemed significant at p<.05. Statistically significant differences were observed among the age groups of the participants in relation to the total scores obtained from the Fear of Contagion/Transmission Scale. When comparing the total mean scores on the Fear of Contagion/Transmission Scale with specific descriptive features of the students, it was identified that individuals in the nursing department, those who did not utilize personal protective equipment, and those responsible for caring for isolated patients exhibited higher scores compared to their counterparts. Students' fear of transmission and attitudes towards clinical practices varied according to their gender, age, and departments they study.

Keywords

• Transmission
• fear
• attitude towards clinical practice
• midwifery student
• nursing student

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