Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students
Background. Little research exists on the impact of paid work on academic performance of students of health sciences. No research exists on this subject for students in Colombia. Objectives. This paper seeks to analyze the impact of paid work on academic performance among nursing students. Design, s...
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| author | Mery Constanza García-Vargas Mercedes Rizo-Baeza Ernesto Cortés-Castell |
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| description | Background. Little research exists on the impact of paid work on academic performance of students of health sciences. No research exists on this subject for students in Colombia. Objectives. This paper seeks to analyze the impact of paid work on academic performance among nursing students. Design, settings and participants: cross-sectional research, involving 430 of nursing students from the National University of Colombia (N = 566). Methods. Variables analyzed: sex, age, work activity, attendance, current semester, degree subjects studied and unavailable, lost credits, grades during the second semester of 2013, and delayed semesters. Subgroups analyzed: (i) according to labor activity: do not work, work up to 20 h and work more than 20 h per week; (ii) Grade point average: failing is considered as less than 3.0 and passing 3.0 or above out of 5.0. Percentage of delayed semesters were calculated. Qualitative and quantitative variables were analyzed for groups by work activity. The percentage and probability of students getting a grade point average less than 3.0 and delaying semesters were calculated by multivariate logistic regression. Results. A total of 219 of the students work (50.9%), the main reason is socioeconomic, of which 99 (45.2%) work more than 20 h per week and have an increased risk of failing, which is higher in the first semester. They also get lower grades, lose more credits and take longer to finish the degree. The logistic bivariate regressions of success (grade point average, credits gained, courses gained and not having delayed semesters) reduce with work, above all in those who work more than 20 h per week and increase as the number of semesters completed increases, independent of sex. Conclusion. A high percentage of nursing students work more than 20 h per week. The compatibility of paid work with studies in university nursing students has a negative impact on academic performance, more so when they work more than 20 h per week. This negative impact diminishes as the student completes semesters, irrespective of the sex of the students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68727821520543c9afc7c7d1426684902023-12-03T00:47:40ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592016-03-014e183810.7717/peerj.1838Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing studentsMery Constanza García-Vargas0Mercedes Rizo-Baeza1Ernesto Cortés-Castell2Faculty of Nursing, Nursing and Public Health Department, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, ColombiaFaculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, SpainPharmacology, Pediatric and Organic Chemistry, University of Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, SpainBackground. Little research exists on the impact of paid work on academic performance of students of health sciences. No research exists on this subject for students in Colombia. Objectives. This paper seeks to analyze the impact of paid work on academic performance among nursing students. Design, settings and participants: cross-sectional research, involving 430 of nursing students from the National University of Colombia (N = 566). Methods. Variables analyzed: sex, age, work activity, attendance, current semester, degree subjects studied and unavailable, lost credits, grades during the second semester of 2013, and delayed semesters. Subgroups analyzed: (i) according to labor activity: do not work, work up to 20 h and work more than 20 h per week; (ii) Grade point average: failing is considered as less than 3.0 and passing 3.0 or above out of 5.0. Percentage of delayed semesters were calculated. Qualitative and quantitative variables were analyzed for groups by work activity. The percentage and probability of students getting a grade point average less than 3.0 and delaying semesters were calculated by multivariate logistic regression. Results. A total of 219 of the students work (50.9%), the main reason is socioeconomic, of which 99 (45.2%) work more than 20 h per week and have an increased risk of failing, which is higher in the first semester. They also get lower grades, lose more credits and take longer to finish the degree. The logistic bivariate regressions of success (grade point average, credits gained, courses gained and not having delayed semesters) reduce with work, above all in those who work more than 20 h per week and increase as the number of semesters completed increases, independent of sex. Conclusion. A high percentage of nursing students work more than 20 h per week. The compatibility of paid work with studies in university nursing students has a negative impact on academic performance, more so when they work more than 20 h per week. This negative impact diminishes as the student completes semesters, irrespective of the sex of the students.https://peerj.com/articles/1838.pdfAcademic achievementStudy and workNursing |
| spellingShingle | Mery Constanza García-Vargas Mercedes Rizo-Baeza Ernesto Cortés-Castell Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students PeerJ Academic achievement Study and work Nursing |
| title | Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students |
| title_full | Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students |
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| title_short | Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students |
| title_sort | impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students |
| topic | Academic achievement Study and work Nursing |
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