Falguera Charlie C, Labrague Leodoro J, De Los Santos Janet Alexis A
School of Health Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, Palo, Leyte, Philippines.
College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Acta Med Philipp. 2023 May 29;57(5):82-89. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.4486. eCollection 2023.
To determine the level of COVID-19 anxiety among Filipino nursing students and its predictors, and its associations with their perceived health, sleep quality, and psychological wellbeing.
The study employed a cross-sectional design that administered a survey among selected nursing students in the Central Philippines through purposive sampling. We used self-report questionnaires, such as the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and one-item measures for perceived health and quality of sleep.
Out of 261 participants, more than half reported dysfunctional anxiety symptoms. Multiple regression analyses revealed that being of male sex and in the fourth-year level in the Nursing program was associated with lower COVID-19 anxiety. Further, nursing students who rated high in perceived health, sleep quality, and psychological wellbeing were more likely to report lower COVID-19 anxiety levels.
Nursing students' levels of COVID-19 anxiety indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has psychologically affected this vulnerable group. COVID-19 anxiety can lead to poor sleep quality and psychological wellbeing. Nursing education authorities must formulate measures and strategies to protect the psychological welfare of nursing students against COVID-19.
确定菲律宾护理专业学生中对新冠病毒疾病（COVID - 19）的焦虑水平及其预测因素，以及其与他们所感知的健康状况、睡眠质量和心理健康的关联。
本研究采用横断面设计，通过立意抽样对菲律宾中部选定的护理专业学生进行调查。我们使用了自我报告问卷，如COVID - 19焦虑量表、感知压力量表和心理健康量表，以及关于感知健康和睡眠质量的单项测量。
在261名参与者中，超过一半的人报告有功能失调性焦虑症状。多元回归分析显示，男性以及护理专业四年级学生与较低的COVID - 19焦虑相关。此外，在感知健康、睡眠质量和心理健康方面评分较高的护理专业学生更有可能报告较低的COVID - 19焦虑水平。
护理专业学生的COVID - 19焦虑水平表明，COVID - 19大流行在心理上影响了这一弱势群体。COVID - 19焦虑会导致睡眠质量差和心理健康问题。护理教育当局必须制定措施和策略，以保护护理专业学生免受COVID - 19对其心理福利的影响。
