Relationship of Nursing Students’ Anxiety Level in the Covid-19 Pandemic with E-Learning

Abstract

Purpose:This study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between anxiety levels experienced by nursing students during covıd-19 pandemic and e-learning. Material and Methods: This study is designed as descriptive. The study population covered all the students studying at nursing school during spring term of 2019-2020 academic year. No sampling was made from the population and the study was completed with 284 students contacted. To collect the data; “Information Request Form” and “State-trait anxiety inventory” and “A General Attitude Scale Towards E-Learning” were employed. To analyze the data; percentage distributions, means, t test, One-Way ANOVA and correlation analysis were used. Results: It was identified that the participants’ average age was 20.83±1.71 years, 73.9% of them were female, 29.2% of them were second grade students and 82.7% of them had a moderate economical status. It was found that age and grade had an effect upon anxiety and considering oneself competent in using electronic tools upon e-learning. It was seen that the participant students’ state anxiety average score was 45.01±5.63, their trait anxiety average score was 49.77±7.17, their e-learning susceptibility average score was 35.38±10.15 and their e-learning avoidance average score was 21.14±7.71. It was identified that there was no significant correlation between students’ average score of State-trait anxiety inventory and their average score of A General Attitude Scale Towards E-Learning. Conclusion: It was suggested that e-leaning received by the students during distance education and their anxieties were independent from each other.

Keywords

• Anxiety
• E-Learning
• Student
• Nursing

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