Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Florya Campus (Halit Aydın Campus) Inönü Street No: 38 Sefaköy, Kucukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey,
Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Dec;33(Suppl 13):399-404.
It is required to determine death anxiety of nursing students so that they who will become healthcare professionals can cope with the fast-spreading and high-mortality diseases such as COVID-19 infection upon graduation, can communicate with infected and dying patients, and can provide patients with the necessary support and care. The purpose of this study is to determine the death anxiety experienced by nursing students due to COVID-19, the related factors.
This descriptive and correlational study was completed between June and September 2020. The data were collected by using the Socio-demographic and COVID-19 Pandemic Information Form and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS). The student nurses who agreed to participate in the study were asked to fill out an online questionnaire that was sent by the researchers. The study was conducted with 115 nursing students.
The DAS mean scores of the nursing students were found to be 8.01±1.96. When the correlation between DAS scores of the nursing students and their knowledge and attitudes regarding COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was determined that as their anxiety levels about transmission of coronavirus increased, DAS scores also increased (p=0.037). The scores of death anxiety scale decreased as the level of students' attention to events other than coronavirus, their level of comforting themselves and their belief mentioning that they would heal if they catch coronavirus increased (p<0.05). No statistically significant correlation was found between DAS scores and other knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.05).
It would be an effective method to provide the training to nursing students, in order to change their negative attitudes and awareness towards COVID-19 related death anxiety and to improve their coping skills for death anxiety and help to reduce the burden of anxiety.
需要确定护理学生的死亡焦虑，以便他们这些未来的医疗保健专业人员能够应对 COVID-19 等传播迅速、死亡率高的疾病，能够与感染和濒临死亡的患者进行沟通，并为患者提供必要的支持和护理。本研究的目的是确定护理学生因 COVID-19 而产生的死亡焦虑及其相关因素。
本研究为描述性和相关性研究，于 2020 年 6 月至 9 月完成。数据通过社会人口学和 COVID-19 大流行信息表和死亡焦虑量表（DAS）收集。同意参与研究的护生被要求填写研究人员发送的在线问卷。研究共纳入 115 名护理学生。
护理学生的 DAS 平均得分为 8.01±1.96。当检查护理学生的 DAS 评分与其对 COVID-19 大流行的知识和态度之间的相关性时，发现随着他们对冠状病毒传播的焦虑程度的增加，DAS 评分也随之增加（p=0.037）。死亡焦虑量表的分数随着学生对冠状病毒以外的事件的关注度、自我安慰的程度以及他们相信如果感染冠状病毒会康复的信念的增加而降低（p<0.05）。DAS 评分与护理学生对 COVID-19 的其他知识和态度之间没有统计学上的显著相关性（p<0.05）。
为护理学生提供培训是一种有效的方法，可以改变他们对 COVID-19 相关死亡焦虑的负面态度和认识，提高他们对死亡焦虑的应对技能，并减轻焦虑负担。
