Pushpagiri College of Nursing, Thiruvalla, India.
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
J Clin Nurs. 2021 Mar;30(5-6):882-891. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15634. Epub 2021 Jan 26.
To compare knowledge, anxiety, academic concerns and preventative behaviours between undergraduate nursing students in Australia and India during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on the World Health Organization's direction for containment of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), countries implemented varying levels of restrictions including closure of university campuses and providing on line undergraduate education.
Students in NSW, Australia and Kerala, India completed an online survey assessing their (a) knowledge and source of information about COVID-19; (b) anxiety; and coping strategies; (c) academic concerns; and (d) preventative behaviours. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarise the data.
Data from 99 Australian and 113 Indian undergraduate nurses were analysed. Greater number of Indian students indicated having sufficient knowledge of COVID-19 (OR 0.22; 95% CI 0.08, 0.63), getting information about COVID-19 from social media (OR 0.03; 95% CI 0.01, 0.07) and being concerned about 'attending clinical placement' (MD-1.08; 95% CI -1.94, -0.23). Australian students reported significantly higher levels of anxiety (MD 1.99 95% CI 1.21, 2.78), difficulty sleeping (OR 18.00; 95% CI 6.76, 47.96), concentrating (OR 33.22; 95% CI 13.85, 79.67) and eating (OR 14.05; 95% CI 3.19, 61.84). Greater number of Australian students indicated that they would go to the University if they needed to meet with other students (OR 9.21; 95% CI 3.08, 27.55), had to access the library (OR 7.20; 95% CI 3.26, 15.90) or had a group assignment (OR 2.93; 95% CI 1.26, 6.77).
Wide variations were present in knowledge, anxiety, academic concerns and preventative behaviours among undergraduate nursing students in two countries.
Undergraduate students may benefit from additional support from the University and staff in the clinical setting with online learning and resources in order to adjust to the 'new normal' and enable them to achieve academic success.
比较澳大利亚和印度的本科护理学生在 COVID-19 大流行期间的知识、焦虑、学业担忧和预防行为。
根据世界卫生组织对新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）的控制方向，各国实施了不同程度的限制措施，包括关闭大学校园和提供在线本科教育。
新南威尔士州的学生在澳大利亚和喀拉拉邦的印度完成了一项在线调查，评估他们的（a）有关 COVID-19 的知识和信息来源；（b）焦虑；和应对策略；（c）学业担忧；和（d）预防行为。使用描述性和推论性统计数据对数据进行了总结。
对 99 名澳大利亚和 113 名印度本科护士的数据进行了分析。更多的印度学生表示对 COVID-19 有足够的了解（OR 0.22；95%CI 0.08，0.63），从社交媒体获取有关 COVID-19 的信息（OR 0.03；95%CI 0.01，0.07），并对“参加临床实习”表示关注（MD-1.08；95%CI-1.94，-0.23）。澳大利亚学生报告的焦虑水平明显更高（MD 1.99 95%CI 1.21，2.78），睡眠困难（OR 18.00；95%CI 6.76，47.96），注意力集中（OR 33.22；95%CI 13.85，79.67）和进食（OR 14.05；95%CI 3.19，61.84）。更多的澳大利亚学生表示，如果他们需要与其他学生见面（OR 9.21；95%CI 3.08，27.55），需要访问图书馆（OR 7.20；95%CI 3.26，15.90）或有小组作业（OR 2.93；95%CI 1.26，6.77），他们会去大学。
两国本科护理学生在知识，焦虑，学业担忧和预防行为方面存在广泛差异。
本科学生可能需要从大学和临床环境中的工作人员那里获得额外的支持，以进行在线学习和资源，以适应“新常态”，并使他们能够取得学业成功。
