The Mental Status of Nursing Students in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

Autor: Filiz Değirmenci, Ahu Aksoy Can, Asiye Çelebi, Duygu Vefikuluçay Yılmaz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Mediterranean Nursing and Midwifery, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 25-33 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2791-7940
DOI: 10.4274/MNM.2023.22123
Popis: 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
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