. Raziyeh Ghafouri; . Arezoo Qadimi; . Hosna Karami Khomaam
Volume 12, Issue 10 , November 2022, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of coronavirus disease‑2019 (COVID‑19) has a lot of stress onmedical students. This study was conducted to investigating the adaptation strategy ...
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BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of coronavirus disease‑2019 (COVID‑19) has a lot of stress onmedical students. This study was conducted to investigating the adaptation strategy with COVID‑19health anxiety in nursing studentsMATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was designed as a cross‑sectional study. Participantsof the study were 431 students of the Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Shahid Beheshti Universityof Medical Sciences. Inclusion criteria were studying at the time of the outbreak of COVID‑19 andwillingness to participate in the study. Data collection tools included participated in the study. Datacollection tools included a demographic questionnaire, Health Anxiety and Coping Inventory forStressful Situations (Short Form). Reliability of tools was assessed and confirmed with Cronbach’salpha coefficient. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of health anxiety was 0.76 and Cronbach’s alphacoefficient of Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations was 0.79. Data were collected between July2020 and September 2020. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationshipbetween the data. Data were analyzed with SPSS 26.RESULTS: Findings indicated that most of the participants were female, single, 22–28 years old, andundergraduate students. The mean of COVID‑19 health anxiety was 5.59 ± 17.04. Results showedthat 19.58 ± 5.05 of the participants used avoidance‑focused adaptation strategies, 25.12 ± 3.88problem‑focused adaptation strategies, and 19.32 ± 5.13 emotion‑focused adaptation strategies.CONCLUSION: The COVID‑19 health anxiety was higher in female, young, and married students.The problem‑focused adaptation strategy should be further taught so that students can better copingwith COVID‑19 health anxiety.