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Martínez‐Vázquez S, Martínez‐Galiano JM, Peinado‐Molina RA, Hernández‐Martínez A. Magnitude of general anxiety disorder among nursing students and its associated factors. Health Sci Rep 2023; 6:e1405. [PMID: 37455708 PMCID: PMC10338764 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Background University training in nursing together with other student variables can increase the risk of anxiety in students. It is important to assess the student's level of anxiety, which can have repercussions on their training and mental health. There are several validated tools such as the generalized anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7). Objective To know which factors are associated with the appearance of anxiety and which protect against it in university nursing students. Method A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in which 170 university nursing students from University of Jaén participated. A bivariate and multivariate analysis was performed, calculating odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio (aOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to determine which factors were associated with a higher score on the GAD-7 questionnaire, and therefore with the presence of anxiety. Results In total, 66.5% (113) of the students have suffered an anxiety crisis on some occasion and 48.8% (83) of the students did not carry out activities of any kind to control anxiety and stress. Practicing religious and spiritual beliefs increased the probability of having anxiety compared to those who did not have religious beliefs (aOR = 3.92; 95% CI = 1.09, 14.08), as well as having previously suffered an anxiety crisis (aOR = 5.13; 95% CI = 2.39, 11.04). Protective factors against anxiety appear to be second-year students (aOR = 0.33; 95% CI = 0.16, 0.72) and being deeply satisfied with the teaching staff (aOR = 0.03; 95% CI = 0.01, 0.79). Discussion/Implications for practice Knowing the factors that are associated with the appearance of anxiety is necessary to facilitate early detection and care in nursing university students.
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- Department of NursingUniversity of JaenJaenSpain
- Consorcio de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP)MadridSpain
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- Department of NursingFaculty of Nursing of Ciudad Real, The University of Castilla‐La ManchaCiudad RealSpain
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Jokar Z, Torabizadeh C, Rakhshan M, Najafi Kalyani M. From disobedience to struggle for adaptation: nursing students' experiences of attending the clinical learning environment during Covid-19 pandemic. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:308. [PMID: 37131134 PMCID: PMC10153046 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04807-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the clinical education of nursing students all over the world. Considering the importance of clinical education and clinical learning environment (CLE) in the education of nursing students, identifying the challenges and problems faced by these students during the covid-19 pandemic helps to plan more effectively in this regard. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of nursing students in CLEs during the Covid-19 pandemic. METHODS A descriptive qualitative research was conducted, which used a purposive sampling technique to recruit 15 undergraduate nursing students from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between July 2021 and September 2022. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews. For data analysis, conventional qualitative content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundman approach was used. RESULTS The data analysis led to emergence of two themes of "disobedience " and "struggle for adaptation". The disobedience theme consists of two categories: "objection to attend CLE" and "patient marginalization". The theme of struggle for adaptation includes two categories: "using support sources" and "applying problem-oriented strategies". CONCLUSION At the beginning of the pandemic, the students were unfamiliar due to the disease, as well as fear of contracting themselves and infecting others, so they tried not to be in the clinical environment. However, they gradually tried to adapt to the existing conditions by applying support resources and using problem-oriented strategies. Policymakers and educational planners can use the results of this study to plan for solving the challenges of students during future pandemics and improve the condition of CLE.
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- Zeinab Jokar
- Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz Univesity of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Miola A, Caiolo S, Pontoni G, Pozzan E, Moriglia C, Simionato F, Garofalo S, Perini G, Sambataro F. Anxiety and Depression during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Coping Strategies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2974. [PMID: 36833670 PMCID: PMC9957361 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests increased anxious-depressive symptoms in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic, also in its second wave. High symptom variability across individuals suggests that risk and protective factors, including coping strategies, can play a mediating role. METHODS General Anxiety Disorder-7, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Brief-COPE questionnaires were administered to people attending a COVID-19 point-of-care. Univariate and multivariate methods were used to test the association of symptoms with risk and protective factors. RESULTS A total of 3509 participants (27.5% with moderate-severe anxiety; 12% with depressive symptoms) were recruited. Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, including age, sex, sleep, physical activity, psychiatric treatments, parenthood, employment, and religiosity were associated with affective symptoms. Avoidant (self-distraction, venting, behavioral disengagement) and approach (emotional support, self-blame but not positive reframing and acceptance) coping strategies predicted greater anxiety. Avoidant strategies, including venting, denial, behavioral disengagement, substance use, and self-blame, and the humor strategy were associated with more severe depressive symptoms, while the planning predicted the opposite. CONCLUSIONS Coping strategies, in addition to socio-demographic and life-habit factors, could have contributed to modulating anxious and depressive symptoms during the second-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, thus advocating for interventions aimed at promoting positive coping strategies to reduce the psychosocial toll of the pandemic.
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- Alessandro Miola
- Department of Neuroscience (DNS), Padua Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Medicine Faculty, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Casa di Cura Parco dei Tigli, 35037 Teolo, Italy
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- Medicine Faculty, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Psychiatry Section, Military Department of Forensic Medicine, 35137 Padua, Italy
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- Psychiatry Section, Psychophysiological Selection Office, Italian Army National Recruitment and Selection Center, 06034 Foligno, Italy
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- Medicine Faculty, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
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- Psyops Development Center, 28th (APICE) Regiment “Pavia”, 61121 Pesaro, Italy
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- Psychiatry Section, Military Department of Forensic Medicine, 35137 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience (DNS), Padua Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Medicine Faculty, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Casa di Cura Parco dei Tigli, 35037 Teolo, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience (DNS), Padua Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
- Medicine Faculty, University of Padova, 35127 Padua, Italy
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Wang Y, Zheng Z, Wang X, Li Y. Unraveling the effect of ambivalence over emotional expression on subjective wellbeing in Chinese college students in romantic relationships: A multiple mediation model. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:982406. [PMID: 36159942 PMCID: PMC9492933 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.982406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The sudden and unpredictable outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely threatened young adults' physical and mental health and damaged the quality of relationships. As a critical stage of development, their well-being is more vulnerable to adverse environments which may lead to profound negative long-life mental health status. The current study aimed to investigate the mediation effects of fear of intimacy and attachment avoidance in the association between ambivalence over emotional expression and subjective wellbeing. A sample of 555 Chinese college students who are currently involved in romantic relationships (Mean age = 19.69, SD age = 1.36, 52% females) completed anonymous questionnaires regarding ambivalence over emotional expression, fear of intimacy, attachment avoidance, and subjective wellbeing. The findings revealed that ambivalence over emotional expression can predict negative subjective wellbeing of college students in romantic relationships significantly, and fear of intimacy and attachment avoidance played a sequentially mediating role in the association between ambivalence over emotional expression and subjective wellbeing. Surprisingly, when considering attachment avoidance independently, we found it had an inhibitory action on the link between ambivalence over emotional expression and subjective wellbeing. The present study contributes to a better understanding of how ambivalence over emotional expression can decrease subjective wellbeing, and also has implications for the intervention of students' subjective wellbeing and closeness during the period of COVID-19.
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- Yue Wang
- School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Kadiroğlu T, Güdücü Tüfekci F, Kara A. Determining the Religious Coping Styles of Adolescents in Turkey During COVID-19. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:3406-3417. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01410-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Kadiroğlu T, Güdücü Tüfekci F, Kara A. Determining the Religious Coping Styles of Adolescents in Turkey During COVID-19. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:3406-3417. [PMID: 34482499 PMCID: PMC8418683 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01410-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We sought to evaluate the religious coping styles of adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its restrictions. The study was conducted online during the 2020 academic year among students in three randomly selected high schools in a city center located in Eastern Turkey. The students studying in the chosen high schools who agreed to participate were included in the study (n = 514). We found that most adolescents were anxious, had been affected in terms of health and life satisfaction, and felt sad due to isolation. Almost all subjects attached importance to their religious beliefs. The adolescents' mean Religious Coping Scale score was 2.23 ± 0.50, their mean Positive Religious Coping subscale score was 2.91 ± 0.73, and their mean Negative Religious Coping subscale score was 1.54 ± 0.52. Specifically, male adolescents of ages 15-17 whose incomes were less than their expenditures and who lived in a broken family had the highest level of negative religious coping. In light of these findings, adolescents can be supported by teaching them to develop positive religious coping styles during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Türkan Kadiroğlu
- Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25000 Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25000 Turkey
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- Sutcu Imam University Health Science Faculty, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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The COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Its Impact on the Mental Health of Nurses in Malaysia. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:healthcare9101259. [PMID: 34682939 PMCID: PMC8535501 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9101259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic since its onset has had a dramatic and often devastating impact, both physical and psychological, on all healthcare workers. This study aimed to assess the impact of psychological distress that COVID-19 has on nurses, as well as the coping strategies that they employed. This is a cross-sectional national online survey. A total of 859 nurses actively involved in caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Malaysia participated in the study. More than three-quarters of the nurses experienced stress (77.2%). A total of 88.7% and 7.2% of nurses revealed a moderate and high stress level, respectively. Approximately one in eight (12.1%) nurses reported feeling depressed. Nurses working in the outpatient departments reported significantly higher stress levels than nurses working in inpatient care departments. Nurses having chronic health problems reported significantly higher depression levels than nurses with no chronic health problem. Highly stressed or depressed nurses tend to adopt avoidance coping strategies while religion and emotional support were used regardless of the stress or depression levels experienced. The findings of the study provide insight into the mental health and coping strategies of nurses actively involved in caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Malaysia. This would be of tremendous help to nursing administrators in implementing mental health services for nurses during and following the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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Can Öz Y, Duran S. The Effect of Spirituality on the Subjective Recovery of Psychiatric Patients. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:2438-2449. [PMID: 33751330 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01226-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Spiritual well-being is among the factors that affect subjective recovery. This study aimed to explore the relationship between subjective recovery and spiritual well-being among psychiatric patients and to identify the factors that affected their subjective recovery. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 96 patients admitted to the psychiatry clinic of a hospital. It was found that the patients had high subjective recovery assessment levels and medium levels of spiritual well-being. There was a positive association between the patients' subjective recovery assessments and their spiritual well-being, and spiritual well-being was a significant predictor of the subjective recovery level. It is recommended that mental health professionals focus on serving patients through a holistic healthcare approach and enhancing patients' subjective recovery levels through applications that will strengthen the spiritual dimension.
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- Yüksel Can Öz
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Yüksel Can ÖZ, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Care of Elderly Program, Izmir Demokrasi University, Health Services Vocational College, Izmir, Turkey.
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Kim SC, Sloan C, Montejano A, Quiban C. Impacts of Coping Mechanisms on Nursing Students' Mental Health during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Survey. NURSING REPORTS 2021; 11:36-44. [PMID: 34968310 PMCID: PMC8608075 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep11010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown have precipitated significant disruption in the educational system. Nursing students are known to have higher levels of stress and anxiety than other non-nursing students, but there is a dearth of evidence regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on their mental health and coping mechanisms. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore the influence of coping mechanisms as predictors of stress, anxiety, and depression among nursing students during the COVID-19 lockdown. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 20 April to 10 May 2020 among 173 nursing students at a private university in Southern California, USA. RESULTS Self-reported stress, anxiety, and depression were significantly higher during the lockdown compared to the pre-lockdown period (p < 0.001). Almost a quarter of participants reported high stress, while more than half reported moderate-to-severe symptoms of anxiety and depression. High resilience was negatively associated with high stress (Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.46; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 0.22-0.98; p = 0.045), moderate-to-severe anxiety (OR = 0.47; 95%CI = 0.25-0.90; p = 0.022), and moderate-to-severe depression (OR = 0.50; 95%CI = 0.26-0.95; p = 0.036). Similarly, high family functioning was negatively associated with high stress (OR = 0.41; 95%CI = 0.20-0.86; p = 0.018), moderate-to-severe anxiety (OR = 0.41; 95%CI = 0.21-0.80; p = 0.009), and moderate-to-severe depression (OR = 0.41; 95%CI = 0.20-0.81; p = 0.011). High spiritual support was negatively associated with moderate-to-severe depression (OR = 0.48; 95%CI = 0.24-0.95; p = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS During the COVID-19 lockdown, nursing students experienced remarkable levels of poor mental health. High levels of resilience and family functioning were associated with 2- to 2.4-fold lower risk of stress, anxiety, and depression, whereas high spiritual support was associated with 2-fold lower risk of depression. As the pandemic evolves, fostering these coping mechanisms may help students to maintain their psychological wellbeing.
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Denominational and Gender Differences in Hypertension Among African American Christian Young Adults. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2020; 8:1332-1343. [PMID: 33067763 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00895-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hypertension, a major cardiovascular disease risk factor, is disproportionately prevalent among African American young adults. Religion and spirituality (R/S) have been studied for their potential effect on blood pressure (BP) outcomes. Despite their disproportionate hypertension risk and high levels of R/S engagement, limited research explores BP differences among religious African Americans. This study investigates whether denominational affiliation predicts within-group differences in odds of having hypertension among African American Christian young adults. Data from Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) were used to examine hypertension differences between 1932 African American young adults based on self-reported religious denomination. Gender-separated logistic regressions included religious service attendance and coping measures, as well as personal characteristics and health behaviors to adjust for potential effects on BP. The odds of having hypertension were higher for Pentecostal women compared to Baptist and Catholic women. Hypertension odds for women who reported attending services more than once weekly were lower than those who never attended church. For women, frequent use of religious coping predicted higher odds of having hypertension than seldom or never using religious coping. R/S variables did not predict significant differences among men. The health benefits of R/S do not appear to be consistent within African American Christian young adults. Religion may be viewed as a source of BP risk and resilience, especially among African American young women.
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Petre OA, Crăciun IC, Băban A. The experiences of living with a transplanted kidney from a deceased donor. J Ren Care 2020; 47:58-67. [PMID: 32964692 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplantation is considered an optimal treatment option for patients with end-stage kidney disease in terms of survival rate, quality of life and cost-effectiveness. However, posttransplant life involves many medical, psychological and social challenges for transplant recipients. Understanding individuals' challenges and needs after transplantation is a prerequisite for developing effective patient education and self-management programmes. OBJECTIVE To explore how individuals experience life with a transplanted kidney from a deceased donor. METHODS The purposive sample included eight kidney transplant recipients. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. FINDING Three main themes emerged from the data and each one presents a certain aspect of the posttransplant experience: an inner struggle to find a new normality (personal level), me and the others (relational level) and only between me, my donor and god (spiritual level). CONCLUSION The experience of receiving a kidney from a deceased donor represents a complex psychological challenge for recipients. The study is unique as it shows the spiritual dimension of the transplantation experience and how the recipients' views on transplantation and organ donation are shaped by their religious and cultural background, indicating the importance of a holistic nursing approach.
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- Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania.,Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Savitsky B, Findling Y, Ereli A, Hendel T. Anxiety and coping strategies among nursing students during the covid-19 pandemic. Nurse Educ Pract 2020; 46:102809. [PMID: 32679465 PMCID: PMC7264940 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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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. Anxiety is highly prevalent among nursing students even in normal circumstances. The prevalence of moderate and severe anxiety during the covid-19 pandemic was 43% and 13% respectively. Female gender and lack of PPE at work were significantly associated with higher anxiety scores. Stronger resilience and usage of humor were associated with significantly lower anxiety levels. Mental disengagement (alcohol, sedative drugs usage and excessive eating) was associated with higher anxiety levels.
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- Bella Savitsky
- Ashkelon Academic College, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Israel.
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- Ashkelon Academic College, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Israel.
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- Ashkelon Academic College, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Israel.
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- Ashkelon Academic College, School of Health Sciences, Ashkelon, Yitshak Ben Zvi 12, Israel.
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Rowell PC, Cashwell CS, Zambrowicz R. Calm in the storm: The influence of spirituality, dispositional forgiveness, and God concept on anxiety. JOURNAL OF SPIRITUALITY IN MENTAL HEALTH 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2019.1593916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- P. Clay Rowell
- Department of Counseling, University of North Georgia, Cumming, GA, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Vitorino LM, Low G, Vianna LAC. Assessing the BRIEF spiritual/religious coping scale among older Brazilians. JOURNAL OF RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY & AGING 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2018.1474835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Bryan JL, Quist MC, Young CM, Steers MLN, Lu Q. General Needs Satisfaction as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression and Perceived Social Support. The Journal of Social Psychology 2015; 156:115-21. [DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2015.1041448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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