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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affects society seriously in terms of psychosocial aspects, but this effect is more intense on some specific population groups. University students are among the most affected population groups by the pandemic. This study was conducted to determine the anxiety, motivation, stress levels, and associated factors among health science students during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of students studying at health-related departments in three universities in Turkey. The data were collected from 855 students determined by the stratified sampling method using the online survey method. A questionnaire developed by the researchers and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used to collect the data. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-Way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis were performed to evaluate the data. RESULTS: The results revealed that the mean age of the students was 20.85 +/- 2.37 years (min: 18;max: 41), 80.5% were women, 38.0% were nursing students, 13.7% had a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. The BAI mean score was found to be 29.00 +/- 7.8. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, the factors affecting students' anxiety scores significantly were being female, impaired sleep and nutrition patterns, decreased motivation, increased stress level and having a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Health science students experience severe anxiety due to COVID-19 pandemic and have moderate motivation and stress scores. Being a woman, having impaired sleep and nutrition patterns, reduced motivation, increased stress level and a family member diagnosed with COVID-19 are factors influencing the level of anxiety.
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This research was carried out within the scope of the project titled "The Struggle of Experts against COVID-19 and Increasing the Resilience of the People (Gumushane Province Example)", which was accepted with the decision number 59 of the Economic Development and Social Research Association (EDSRA) dated 30.06.2020 measured quasi-experimental. The population of the research consists of individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane Province between 10.07.2020-11.07.2021 (N=20.692). In order to determine the sample of the study, it was determined that 708 individuals should be included in the study when the sample calculation was made with the OpenEpi program with a 50% observation rate, 5% margin of error and 99% power range. The study was completed with 708 people who filled out the questionnaires completely and participated in the training. It was determined that the mean BAS scores of women compared to men and married people compared to singles were higher. It was found that individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane had an increase in the average of knowledge points after the training given during the pandemic period, and a decrease in the average of BAS points. As a result, in this study, it was determined that individuals living in the Central District of Gumushane Province experienced mild anxiety after the training given during the COVID-19
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all over the world and created a great psychological impact on society as well as causing a life-threatening situation. Aim: To describe the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare worker candidate university students. Methods: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of students studying at health-related departments in three universities in Turkey. The data were collected from 855 students determined with the cluster sampling method using the online survey method. A questionnaire developed by the researchers and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to collect data. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation, and linear regression analysis were employed to evaluate the data. Results: It was found that the mean age of the students was 20.85±2.37 years (min: 18;max: 41), 80.5% were women, 38.0% were nursing students, 13.7% had a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. Students' BAI mean score was found as 29.00±7.8. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, factors affecting students' anxiety scores significantly were being female, negatively affected sleep and nutrition patterns, decreased motivation, increased stress level, and having a family member with the diagnosis of COVID-19. Conclusion: Students experience severe anxiety due to COVID-19. Being a woman, negatively affected sleep, and nutrition, reduced motivation, increased stress level and having a family diagnosed with COVID-19 are factors affecting the level of anxiety.It is recommended that governments create intervention programs on psychological health and provide psychosocial support to young people through online training during and after the pandemic. © 2020 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.