Psychological distress and fear of Covid-19 in student nurses before clinical placement : a cross-sectional study

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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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P - 56(2022) vom: 01., Seite e20210548

Sprache:

Englisch

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Belén Subirón-Valera, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Carmen Lucha-López, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Urcola-Pardo, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Anguas-Gracia, Ana [VerfasserIn]
José Satústegui-Dorda, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Teresa Fernández-Rodrigo, María [VerfasserIn]
Antón-Solanas, Isabel [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 25.05.2022

Date Revised 15.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0548en

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NLM341268305