Ashkelon Academic College, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Israel.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2020 Jul;46:102809. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102809. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
Anxiety is highly prevalent among nursing students even in normal circumstances. In Israel during the covid-19 pandemic and mandatory lockdown, nursing students encountered a new reality of economic uncertainty, fear of infection, challenges of distance education, lack of personal protection equipment (PPE) at work etc. The objective of this study was to assess levels of anxiety and ways of coping among nursing students in the Ashkelon Academic College, Southern District, Israel. A cross-sectional study was conducted among all 244 students in the nursing department during the third week of a national lockdown. Anxiety level was assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item Scale with a cut-off point of 10 for moderate and of 15 for severe anxiety. Factor analysis was used to identify coping components. The prevalence of moderate and severe anxiety was 42.8% and 13.1% respectively. Gender, lack of PPE, and fear of infection were significantly associated with a higher anxiety score. Stronger resilience and usage of humor were associated with significantly lower anxiety levels, while mental disengagement with higher anxiety levels. The nursing department's staff may contribute in lowering student anxiety by maintaining a stable educational framework, providing high quality distant teaching and encouraging and supporting students through this challenging period.
焦虑在护理学生中非常普遍，即使在正常情况下也是如此。在以色列的新冠疫情和强制封锁期间，护理学生面临着经济不确定性、感染恐惧、远程教育挑战、工作中缺乏个人防护设备 (PPE) 等新现实。本研究的目的是评估以色列阿什凯隆学术学院护理系学生的焦虑水平和应对方式。在全国封锁的第三周，对护理系的所有 244 名学生进行了横断面研究。使用广泛性焦虑障碍 7 项量表评估焦虑水平，得分 10 分为中度焦虑，15 分为重度焦虑。使用因子分析来确定应对成分。中度和重度焦虑的患病率分别为 42.8%和 13.1%。性别、缺乏 PPE 和对感染的恐惧与更高的焦虑评分显著相关。更强的适应能力和使用幽默与显著较低的焦虑水平相关，而精神脱离与更高的焦虑水平相关。护理系的工作人员可以通过保持稳定的教育框架、提供高质量的远程教育以及在这个充满挑战的时期鼓励和支持学生来帮助降低学生的焦虑水平。
