THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THOUGHTS AND ANXIETY LEVELS OF THE NURSING STUDENTS ABOUT COVID-19

SİBEL SERÇE; ÖZLEM Ovayolu; NİMET OVAYOLU

doi:10.55433/gsbd/154

Authors

SİBEL SERÇE Gaziantep Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-5193
Özlem Gaziantep Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-4032
NİMET OVAYOLU SANKO Üniversitesi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-0349

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55433/gsbd/154

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the correlation between thoughts and anxiety levels of the student nurses about the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19). The descriptive study was conducted between April and May 2020 with the students studying in the Nursing Department of a Faculty of Health Sciences. While the study population consisted of all students, the sample was composed of 346 nursing students who were voluntary to participate in the study. Before starting the study, necessary permissions were obtained from the Ministry of Health, Ethics Committee, and the relevant Institution. The data were collected online with the Questionnaire and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). The data were collected online with the Questionnaire and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). It was determined that SAI mean scores was 46.4±9.2 and there was a correlation between SAI mean scores with the gender, chronic disease in the family, taking disinfectant, keeping food stock, obeying the call to stay at home, having stress, and believing that education and quality of life were negatively affected (p<0.05). It was found that the students experienced “moderate” level anxiety.

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