Bir Üniversitenin Hemşirelik Birinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinde COVID-19 Korkusu ve İlişkili Faktörler

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Amaç: Araştırma bir üniversitenin hemşirelik birinci sınıf öğrencilerinde COVID-19 korkusu ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacı ile analitik-kesitsel olarak yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma, batıda bir ilde bir devlet üniversitesinin Hemşirelik Fakültesinde 15 Haziran–15 Eylül 2021 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini; ilgili üniversitenin Hemşirelik Fakültesi 2020-2021 Eğitim-Öğretim yılı bahar döneminde eğitim alan 292 hemşirelik birinci sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemler olarak sayı, yüzde, aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma kullanılmıştır. Veriler normal dağılıma uymadığı için iki bağımsız grup arasında sürekli niceliksel verilerin karşılaştırılmasında Mann Whitney-U kullanılırken, belirli bir değişken üzerinde üç veya daha fazla grup arasında farklılık olup olmadığını belirlemek için Kruskal Wallis-H testi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sürekli değişkenleri arasındaki ilişkiye Pearson korelasyon analizi ile bakılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği Puan Ortalaması 19.53±1.396’dır. Kadınların erkeklere, şehir merkezinde ikamet edenlerin köy ve kasabada yaşayanlara, ailede kronik hastalığı olanların ailede kronik hastalığı olmayanlara, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında evini ya da eşyaları sürekli temizleyenlerin ve muayene olmak için doktora gitmeyenlerin COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği puan ortalamalarının daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05) Katılımcıların yaşları ile COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında çok zayıf düzeyde (r = -0.142; p = 0.038) negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Hemşirelik eğitimi gören ve geleceğin sağlık bakım vericisi olacak olan öğrencilerin ruh sağlıklarının korunması ve pandemi döneminde kendilerini güçlendirici baş etme stillerini öğrenmeleri oldukça önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hemşirelik öğrencisi
• COVID-19 korkusu
• İlişkili faktörler

COVID-19 Fear and Associated Factors Among First-Year Nursing Students at a University

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Objective: This analytical, cross-sectional study aimed to determine COVID-19 fear and associated factors among first-year nursing students at a university. Method: The study was conducted between June 15 and September 15, 2021, at the Faculty of Nursing of a state university in a western province. The study population consisted of 292 first-year nursing students enrolled in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year at the Faculty of Nursing of the relevant university. Descriptive statistical methods used to analyze the data in the study were number, percentage, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. Because the data did not conform to a normal distribution, the Mann Whitney-U test was used to compare continuous quantitative data between two independent groups. The Kruskal Wallis-H test was used to determine whether there were differences between three or more groups on a specific variable. The relationship between the study's continuous variables was examined using Pearson correlation analysis. Results: The students' mean score on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was 19.53±1.396. The mean score on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was found to be higher for women than for men ,for those living in the city center versus those living in villages and towns ,for those with a chronic disease in the family versus those without a chronic disease in the family ,for those who constantly cleaned their homes or belongings during the COVID-19 pandemic and for those who did not go to the doctor to get examined (p<0.05). A very weak negative significant correlation was found between the participants' ages and the mean scores on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (r = -0.142; p = 0.038). Conclusion: It is crucial for nursing students, who will become future healthcare providers, to protect their mental health and learn empowering coping strategies during the pandemic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Nursing students
• COVID-19 fear
• Associated factors

Kaynakça

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