Investigating the Factors Affecting the COVID-19 Fear Levels Health Services Vocational School Students

Abstract

Aim: This study was aimed to investigate fear levels of COVID-19 of the students trained in Medical Services Vocational School and factors affecting it. Methods: The study was cross-sectional descriptive type. It constituted 1900 students in total trained in Medical Services Vocational School. No sampling was made, but conducted with volunteer 866 students. Research data were collected between January 15 and February 20, 2022 by applying as an online survey via Google Forms. “Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire” and “Fear Scale” which were prepared by the researcher in line with the literature were used to collect data and transferred over social media. SPSS version 24 was used to evaluate the data. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant in analyses. Results: A total of 866 students, 545 of those were female, were included in the study. The average age of participants was 21.4 years. Students of Aged Care and Child Development programs were those with the highest attendance. There was a statistically significant relationship between places where the students’ families live, and COVID-19 Fear Scale scores (p = 0.018). The scores of participants whose families lived in the district were statistically significantly lower than those living in the province and village. Conclusion: In the study we conducted in the advanced stage of COVID-19 pandemic, we found that mean Fear Scale scores of health care professional candidate students indicate moderate fear.

Keywords

• Covid 19
• university student
• Covid 19 Fear Scale

Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Korku Düzeylerine Etki Eden Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışma, sağlık hizmetleri meslek yüksekokulunda okuyan öğrencilerin COVID-19 korku düzeyleri ve buna etki eden faktörlerin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Çalışma tanımlayıcı tipte gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmanın evrenini Sağlık hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda eğitim gören toplam 1900 öğrenci oluşturdu. Çalışmada, örneklem seçimine gidilmedi, gönüllülük esasına göre katılım gösteren toplam 866 öğrenci ile yürütüldü. Çalışma verileri 15 Ocak-15 Şubat 2022 tarihleri arasında toplandı. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Sosyo demografik Özellikler Soru Formu” ve "COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği’’ kullanıldı. Veri toplama araçları google forms olarak düzenlendi ve katılımcılara sosyal medya üzerinden iletildi. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde SPSS 24 paket programı kullanıldı. Analizlerde (p<0,05). İstatistiksel olarak anlamlı olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 545’i kadın olmak üzere toplam 866 öğrenci katıldı. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 21.4 olarak tespit edildi. Yaşlı Bakımı ve Çocuk Gelişimi programı öğrencileri en yüksek katılım gösteren programlar olarak bulundu. Öğrencilerin ailelerinin ikamet ettiği yerlerle COVID-19 Korku ölçek puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p=0.018). Aileleri ilçede yaşayanların ölçek puanları hem il hem de köyde yaşayanlara göre anlamlı oranda düşük bulundu. Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisinin ilerleyen dönemlerinde yaptığımız bu çalışmada sağlık çalışanı adayı öğrencilerin COVID-19 Korku ölçeği puan ortalamaları orta şiddetli korku düzeylerini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Covid 19
• Üniversite öğrencileri
• Covid 19 korku ölçeği

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