Psychological distress and fear of Covid-19 in student nurses before clinical placement: a cross-sectional study.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 56: e20210548, 2022.
Article
in English, Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1862367
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the degree of psychological distress and fear of COVID-19 experienced by undergraduate student nurses who were about to begin their clinical placements.METHOD:
A cross-sectional study was carried out with 100 second- and third-year undergraduate student nurses of the University of Zaragoza (Spain). Measures included the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales.RESULTS:
Regularly, student nurses did not think of themselves as vulnerable to COVID-19. However, a significant association was observed between the student nurses' level of psychological distress and cohabiting with relatives or people who were considered vulnerable to the infection (p = 0.035). The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale results revealed a low level of psychological distress in general; the Fear of COVID-19 Scale indicated moderate fear (2.94).CONCLUSION:
Student nurses who lived with their relatives experienced higher levels of stress due to the perceived risk of transmission, but were less fearful of loss of work and income. Anxiety in our sample was associated principally with not knowing their upcoming placement location.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Psychological Distress
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
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Spanish
Journal:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0548en
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