Analysis of Anxiety Levels of Nursing Students Because of e-Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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García-González, Jessica; Ruqiong, Wei; Alarcón Rodríguez, Raquel; Requena-Mullor, Mar; Ding, Can; [et al.]Date
2021-03-01Abstract
The continued expand of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, confinement measures and an urgent change in the education of nursing students from traditional education to distance learning throughout the country affect the mental health of university students. This study analyzed state-trait anxiety levels of nursing students because of e-Learning during two periods of the COVID-19 confinement. A mixed follow-up study was used, which evaluates the same cohort cross-sectionally but with a longitudinal component. A sample of 460 nursing students of the Nursing Degree at the University of Lorca (Murcia) and University of Almería (Spain) completed an online anxiety level questionnaire using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) during the first and fourth weeks of the COVID-19 confinement. Total anxiety levels increased in the fourth week, as compared to the first week (first week: 50.4 ± 20.8 and fourth week: 59.9 ± 10.6 (p < 0.001)). The linear regression model s...
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nursing students
COVID-19
state-trait anxiety
mental health
pandemic
confinement