Endam ÇETİNKAYA, Hatice CEYLAN, Sevgi ASLAN BAYSAL

Examining Covid-19 Related Anxiety and Obsession Levels Nursing Students

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Anxiety, coronavirus, health, obsession, nurse

Examining Covid-19 Related Anxiety and Obsession Levels Nursing Students

Objective: This study aims to examine the COVID-19-related anxiety and obsession levels of third and fourth-grade nursing students. Method: The universe of this study consisted of third (n=151) and fourth grade (n=122) students of the nursing department of a school of health. The students who agreed to participate in the research (N=273) and volunteered (n=197) formed the sample of the study. The participants were asked to complete the demographic information form developed by the researchers, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS). Descriptive statistical methods and nonparametric tests were used to analyze the research data. Results: The mean CAS total score of all students participated in the study was 3.61±4.83. Results showed that only 15.7% of the students experienced anxiety related to coronavirus and their CAS total score average was 13.03±3.46. The mean OCS total score of all students was 5.80±4.45. Data analyses showed that only 37.6% of the participants were obsessed with COVID-19 and their OCS total score average was 10.56±3.13. When the relationship between CAS and OCS scales was examined, it was found that there was a good and positive significant relationship between them (r=0.720; p=0.000). A significant relationship was found between the students' CAS and OCS mean scores and their place of residence and income (p<0.05). Conclusion: The rates of anxiety and obsession were not found to be very high in nursing students; however, it was observed that the mean score of the students who experienced anxiety and obsessions was relatively high.

Keywords:

Anxiety, coronavirus, health, obsession, nurse,

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