The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study
Objective:The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of individuals as well as their physical health. The mental health of nurse candidates is also important in this process. Therefore, it was aimed to evaluate the anxiety and mental states of nursing...
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| author | Filiz Değirmenci Ahu Aksoy Can Asiye Çelebi Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz |
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| description | Objective:The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of individuals as well as their physical health. The mental health of nurse candidates is also important in this process. Therefore, it was aimed to evaluate the anxiety and mental states of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic in this study.Method:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 students in the nursing department of a university. Research data were collected by using “state anxiety inventory” and “mental health continuity scale-short form”.Results:It was found that 78.9% of the nursing students were anxious in this period and there was a moderate inverse correlation between the state anxiety inventory and mental health continuity Scale scores of nursing students (r=-0.564; p<0.05).Conclusion:It was determined that, as the anxiety levels of nursing students who switched from formal education to online education during the COVID-19 pandemic increased, their mental well-being worsened. In line with these results, it is recommended to organize programs and establish guidance to strengthen students’ anxiety management and coping mechanisms in educational institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a77573d8eace4f868e03291c921de94b2023-09-03T12:49:48ZengGalenos Publishing HouseMediterranean Nursing and Midwifery2791-79402023-04-0131253310.4274/MNM.2023.2212313049054The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional StudyFiliz Değirmenci0Ahu Aksoy Can1Asiye Çelebi2Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Mersin University Faculty of Nursing, Mersin, Turkey Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Mersin University Faculty of Nursing, Mersin, Turkey Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Mersin University Faculty of Nursing, Mersin, Turkey Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Mersin University Faculty of Nursing, Mersin, Turkey Objective:The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of individuals as well as their physical health. The mental health of nurse candidates is also important in this process. Therefore, it was aimed to evaluate the anxiety and mental states of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic in this study.Method:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 students in the nursing department of a university. Research data were collected by using “state anxiety inventory” and “mental health continuity scale-short form”.Results:It was found that 78.9% of the nursing students were anxious in this period and there was a moderate inverse correlation between the state anxiety inventory and mental health continuity Scale scores of nursing students (r=-0.564; p<0.05).Conclusion:It was determined that, as the anxiety levels of nursing students who switched from formal education to online education during the COVID-19 pandemic increased, their mental well-being worsened. In line with these results, it is recommended to organize programs and establish guidance to strengthen students’ anxiety management and coping mechanisms in educational institutions. http://mediterr-nm.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-mental-status-of-nursing-students-in-covd-19-p/58602 covid-19mental healthanxietynursing student |
| spellingShingle | Filiz Değirmenci Ahu Aksoy Can Asiye Çelebi Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study Mediterranean Nursing and Midwifery covid-19 mental health anxiety nursing student |
| title | The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | mental status of nursing students in covid 19 pandemic a cross sectional study |
| topic | covid-19 mental health anxiety nursing student |
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