The Relationship among Nursing Students' Health Cognitions for Covid-19 Pandemia and Depression Anxiety Stress Levels

Abstract

Objective It was conducted to determine the relationship between the health cognition and depression, anxiety and stress levels of the nursing students during the Covid-19 pandemic process. Material and Methods The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 245 students studying in the first, second, third and fourth years of nursing and the sample of 175 students who agreed to participate in the study between 20.06.2020-20.07.2020. The data were collected by the data collection form created by the researchers, Depression Anxiety Stress (DASS-21) and Health Cognition Scale. Descriptive statistics of the data were calculated and in the statistical analysis and Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunn Bonferroni, Post Hoc tests, Spearman Correlation analysis were applied. Results: It was determined that the total score average of the students' Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was 15.58 ± 11.78, and the Health Cognition Scale (HCS) average score was 62.41 ± 9.91. A significant relation was found between the DASS-21 Scale subscales and the Health Cognition Scale subscales (p <0.05). Conclusion: This study showed that there is a relationship between nursing students' depression, anxiety, stress and health cognition. It is recommended that nursing students be trained by nursing instructors and provide psychological support

Keywords

• Anxiety
• Covid-19
• Depression
• Health Cognition
• Stress
• Student.

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Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Sağlık Bilişleri ile Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkisi

Abstract

Giriş ve Amaç: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde sağlık bilişleri ile depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi saptamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel nitelikte olan bu çalışmanın evrenini hemşirelik birinci, ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfta okuyan toplam 245 öğrenci, örneklemini ise 20.06.2020-20.07.2020 tarihleri arasında araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 175 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan veri toplama formu, Depresyon Anksiyete Stres (DASS-21) ve Sağlık Bilişleri Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin tanımlayıcı istatistikleri hesaplanmış ve Mann-Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis testi, Post Hoc testlerden Dunn Bonferroni, Spearman Korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Ölçeği (DASS-21) toplam puan ortalamasının 15.58±11.78, Sağlık Bilişleri Ölçeği puan ortalamasının 62.41±9.91 ve orta düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. DASS-21 Ölçeği alt boyutları ile Sağlık Bilişleri Ölçeği alt boyutları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Sonuç: Bu çalışma hemşirelik öğrencilerinin depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve sağlık bilişi arasında bir ilişkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Hemşirelik öğrencilerine hemşirelik eğitmenleri tarafından eğitim verilmesi ve psikolojik destek sağlanması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• öğrenci
• covid-19
• stres
• anksiyete
• depresyon
• sağlık bilişleri

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