Determining the Relationship Between Coronavirus Anxiety Levels and Health Literacy of Health Professional Students With Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Vaccine

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between coronavirus anxiety and health literacy in health professional students with COVID-19 vaccine. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 216 students studying in the health sciences departments of a university who received the COVID-19 vaccine and who were doing clinical practice in the hospital. The sample size was determined as 152 using the G Power program. Criteria for inclusion in the study were: being a student of medicine, nursing and physical therapy and rehabilitation departments, agreeing to participate, having been vaccinated against COVID-19 and doing clinical practice in the hospital. Students who filled out the forms incompletely, were under the age of 18, were not vaccinated against COVID-19, were not doing clinical practice in the hospital, were senior students, and students in classes that were not doing clinical practice were not included in the study. Data were collected online using the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, Health Literacy Scale. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test and Spearman correlation analysis were used in data analysis. Results: The mean age of the students was 21.22 ± 2.47, 24.5% were male, 17.1% were medical students, 29.6% were physical therapy and rehabilitation students, and 53.2% were nursing students. The participants' mean total scores for health literacy was 108.23 ± 12.35, and mean scores for coronavirus anxiety was 2.53 ± 4.01. 10.2% of students had coronavirus anxiety symptoms. The coronavirus anxiety in those had COVID-19, those with clinical practice anxiety, and females was higher (p<0.05). It was determined that the health literacy of the students who do not have an clinical practice anxiety, who are medical students and who are in the older age group is higher (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between students' health literacy and coronavirus anxiety scores depending on whether they thought the COVID-19 vaccine was effective (p>0.05). An inverse relationship was determined between health literacy and coronavirus anxiety scores (p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the students' coronavirus anxiety symptoms were low and their health literacy was at a good level, it is determined that students with insufficient health literacy have higher coronavirus anxiety symptoms. It is recommended to include health literacy content in the education curricula of health professional departments and to increase the psychological counseling services that students can easily access.

Keywords

• health literacy
• Vaccine
• ankxiety
• coronavirus disease
• health professional students

Covid-19 Aşısı Olan Sağlık Profesyoneli Öğrencilerinin Koronavirüs Anksiyete Düzeyleri ile Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 aşısı olan sağlık profesyoneli öğrencilerinde koronavirüs anksiyetesi ve sağlık okuryazarlığı ilişkisinin belirlenmesidir. Yöntem: Kesitsel türdeki araştırma, bir üniversitenin sağlık bilimleri bölümlerinde eğitim gören, COVID-19 aşısı olan ve hastanede klinik uygulama yapan 216 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. G Power programı kullanılarak örneklem büyüklüğü 152 olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmaya dahil olma kriteri: tıp, hemşirelik ve fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencisi olmak, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul etmek, COVID-19 aşısı olmak ve hastanede klinik uygulama yapıyor olmaktır. Formları eksik dolduran, 18 yaşından küçük, COVID-19 aşısı olmayan, hastanede klinik uygulama yapmayan, son sınıf öğrencileri ile klinik uygulama yapmayan sınıflardaki öğrenciler araştırmaya dahil edilmemiştir. Veriler çevrimiçi olarak, Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği, Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde, Mann-Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis H testi ve Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 21.22 ± 2.47, %24.5’ü erkek, %17.1’i tıp, %29.6’sı fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon, %53.2’i hemşirelik bölümü öğrencisi idi. Katılımcıların sağlık okuryazarlığı toplam puan ortalaması 108.23 ± 12.35, koronavirüs anksiyete puan ortalaması 2.53 ± 4.01 olarak belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin %10.2’si koronavirüs anksiyete belirtisine sahipti. COVID-19 geçiren, klinik uygulama endişesi olan ve kadın öğrencilerin koronavirüs anksiyete puanı daha yüksek olarak belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Klinik uygulama endişesi olmayan, tıp öğrencisi ve büyük yaş grubundaki öğrencilerin sağlık okuryazarlığı puanı daha yüksek olarak belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Öğrencilerin COVID-19 aşısının etkili olduğunu düşünme durumuna göre, sağlık okuryazarlığı ve koronavirüs anksiyete puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark belirlenmemiştir (p>0.05). Sağlık okuryazarlığı ile koronavirüs anksiyete puanı arasında ters yönlü bir ilişki belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin, koronavirüs anksiyete belirtilerinin düşük, sağlık okuryazarlığının iyi düzeyde olmasına rağmen, sağlık okuryazarlığı yetersiz olan öğrencilerin koronavirüs anksiyete belirtilerinin daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sağlık profesyoneli bölümlerinin eğitim müfredatlarına sağlık okuryazarlığı içeriğinin dahil edilmesi ve öğrencilerin rahat erişim sağlayabilecekleri psikolojik danışmanlık hizmetlerinin arttırılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• sağlık okuryazarlığı
• Aşı
• anksiyete
• koronavirus hastalığı
• sağlık profesyoneli öğreencileri

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