Abdullelah Alsolais1, Nahed Alquwez1, Khalaf Aied Alotaibi1, Aidah Sanad Alqarni2, Mohammed Almalki3, Fatmah Alsolami4, Joseph Almazan5, Jonas Preposi Cruz1. 1. Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi City, Saudi Arabia. 2. College of Nursing, King Khalid University, Abha City, Saudi Arabia. 3. Nursing Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif City, Saudi Arabia. 4. Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. 5. College of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted various aspects of the society on a global scale. Schools and universities provide rich resources for adolescents and young adults to develop significant coping mechanisms. AIM: This study assessed the perceptions of risk, fear, mental health status, and coping strategies among Saudi student nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Using an online survey, the mental health of the students was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale short form version, whereas the coping was assessed by the Brief-Coping Orientation of Problem Experienced scale. RESULTS: The students had modest risk perception and fear of contracting COVID-19. "Religion" was reported as the most frequently used coping strategy. Approximately 43.3%, 37.2%, and 30.9% of the respondents manifested some degree of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. Poor COVID-19 knowledge, perceived seriousness of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, and the use of some coping strategies were predictors of fear. Knowing someone infected with COVID-19, fear, and several coping strategies predicted students' mental health. CONCLUSION: This study provides data that can be used to create educational and health policies that focus on the mental health of university students, specifically nursing students.
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted various aspects of the society on a global scale. Schools and universities provide rich resources for adolescents and young adults to develop significant coping mechanisms. AIM: This study assessed the perceptions of risk, fear, mental health status, and coping strategies among Saudi student nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Using an online survey, the mental health of the students was assessed by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale short form version, whereas the coping was assessed by the Brief-Coping Orientation of Problem Experienced scale. RESULTS: The students had modest risk perception and fear of contracting COVID-19. "Religion" was reported as the most frequently used coping strategy. Approximately 43.3%, 37.2%, and 30.9% of the respondents manifested some degree of depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. Poor COVID-19 knowledge, perceived seriousness of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia, perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, and the use of some coping strategies were predictors of fear. Knowing someone infected with COVID-19, fear, and several coping strategies predicted students' mental health. CONCLUSION: This study provides data that can be used to create educational and health policies that focus on the mental health of university students, specifically nursing students.
Authors: Tahani K Alshammari; Aljawharah M Alkhodair; Hanan A Alhebshi; Aleksandra M Rogowska; Awatif B Albaker; Nouf T Al-Damri; Anfal F Bin Dayel; Asma S Alonazi; Nouf M Alrasheed; Musaad A Alshammari Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-05-21 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Ejercito M Balay-Odao; Nahed Alquwez; Fatmah Alsolami; Hanan M M Tork; Khalaf Al Otaibi; Abdulellah Al Thobaity Journal: J Taibah Univ Med Sci Date: 2021-08-11
Authors: Abdualrahman Saeed Alshehry; Jonas Preposi Cruz; Nahed Alquwez; Abdalkarem F Alsharari; Hanan M M Tork; Joseph U Almazan; Farhan Alshammari; Hawa Alabdulaziz; Fatmah Alsolami; Regie B Tumala; Abdulellah Al Thobaity; Friyal Mubarak Alqahtani; Ejercito Balay-Odao Journal: J Adv Nurs Date: 2021-08-07 Impact factor: 3.057