Social media literacy among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic - does year of study matter? A nationwide cross-sectional study.
Ann Agric Environ Med
; 30(1): 171-176, 2023 Mar 31.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2255208
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:
Research to date indicates that student competencies in various dimensions of social media use vary depending on, for example, the field of study or stage of education. The aim of the study was assessment of social media literacy in a group of undergraduate nursing students, based on the year of study. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Respondents 679 nursing students from 11 Polish medical universities who began or continued their education during the COVID-19 pandemic. First-year students (N = 397, 58.73%) and women (N = 589, 87.13%) constituted the largest group. The Perceived Social Media Literacy Scale was used. Statistical analysis used the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis-of-variance-by-ranks to analyse differences in PSML scores, and Dunn's test to analyse differences in PSML scores between individual years of study (α= 0.05).RESULTS:
The level of social media literacy between students differed significantly (p < 0.001). Students rated their technical competency the highest (H = 29.722, p < 0.001), social relationships (H = 20.946, p < 0.001) and informational awareness (H = 21.054, p < 0.001) the lowest. The lowest scores in the self-assessment of social media literacy were noted among first-year students (M = 55.85, Max = 70.0; p < 0.001), and the highest among second-year students (M = 60.99, Max = 70.0; p < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Nursing students rated their competency lowest in the sphere related to verifying the content of messages appearing on social media, which may have a significant impact on their professional competencies. Differences in the level of social media literacy among students of different years of study should be taken into account when designing training in this field.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
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Social Media
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Agric Environ Med
Journal subject:
Environmental Health
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Aaem
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