scholarly journals Analysis of the factors related to academic disapproval in the education of nurses: A mixed-method study

Author(s):  
George Oliveira-Silva ◽  
Natália Del’ Angelo Aredes ◽  
Hélio Galdino-Júnior

Objective: to evaluate the frequency and factors associated to disapproval among nursing students. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study, outlined by the convergent mixed method. A total of 88 nursing students of a Brazilian public university took part. The Reduced Academic Experiences Questionnaire was used for evaluating academic adaptation. The association of the variables in the study with disapproval was verified by bivariate analysis. Results: the frequency of disapprovals in the sample was 68.2%, recurrences in the same discipline in 39.8%, with the associated factors: age over or equal to 22 years old (p=0.015), family income below 2 minimum wages (p=0.019) and lag in the curricular flow (p<0.001). Disciplines with higher frequencies of disapprovals are of the basic area, taught in the first two years of the course and common to the health courses. Students without disapprovals had better perception of physical and psychological well-being (p=0.002), good interpersonal relationships (p=0.017) and more assertive study behaviors (p=0.005). Personal, study-related and institutional issues were motivating. Conclusion: the results reveal a high rate of disapproval, especially in the basic area. An association was found between disapprovals and mental health for nursing students during their education process, and difficulties were pointed out that can culminate with the disapproval rate in the curricular flow.

2021 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2020-139618
Author(s):  
Nouf A AlShamlan ◽  
Reem S AlOmar ◽  
Abdullah Zuhair Al-Sahow ◽  
Abeer A AlShamlan ◽  
Bayan Mohammed Almir ◽  
...  

Purpose of the studyTo assess the attitudes and acceptance of cosmetic surgeries and procedures among undergraduate university students in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, as well as the barriers against having cosmetic surgeries and procedures.Study designA cross-sectional study of undergraduate university students in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, during October 2020. The research instrument included the Attitudes towards Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS), sociodemographic data and perceived barriers towards cosmetic surgeries and procedures. A bivariate analysis was performed followed by a linear regression to account for confounders.ResultsA total of 1240 students participated in the study. The mean ACSS for cosmetic surgeries was 3.14 (±1.37 SD), and 3.25 (±1.49 SD) for cosmetic procedures. Older students, students with a history of previous cosmetic surgeries/procedures, and students with engineering specialties had more acceptance scores in both cosmetic surgeries and procedures. On the other hand, men, students belonging to a middle family income and students who perceived themselves to be aware of the risk associated with cosmetic surgeries/procedures had less acceptance scores. The most reported barrier to have cosmetic surgeries and procedures among students was feeling that they do not need it.ConclusionThe findings from the current study could help dermatologists, plastic surgeons and adolescent specialists wishing to recognise the rising interest in cosmetic surgeries and procedures in Arabic youth populations, the possible associated factors, as well as the barriers to have these surgeries and procedures. A further qualitative in-depth study to explore the acceptance is suggested.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Ming CHOW ◽  
Wing Ki Fiona TANG ◽  
Wing Han Carmen CHAN ◽  
Wing Hung Janet SIT ◽  
Kai Chow CHOI ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssika Leão Fabbris ◽  
Ana Cláudia Mesquita ◽  
Sílvia Caldeira ◽  
Ana Maria Pimenta Carvalho ◽  
Emilia Campos de Carvalho

Purpose: To analyze the relation between anxiety and spiritual well-being in undergraduate nursing students. Design: Cross sectional, correlational, and survey design. Method: A total of 169 students from a Brazilian Nursing School completed three instruments: demographic data, Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Findings: The mean score of SWBS was high, and the mean score of BAI was low. When experiencing anxiety, there was lower probability of experiencing high spiritual well-being. For those students considering religiosity very important, the score of SWBS was high. Students scoring lower in SWBS had more probability of experiencing moderate/high anxiety. Conclusions: Higher scores of SWBS and importance given to religiosity were related to lower scores of BAI. Also, the performance and score of spiritual well-being were related to anxiety scores. Further research is worthy to identify and validate which educational aspects could promote spiritual well-being and reduce anxiety as well as research to analyze the relation between spiritual well-being score and learning outcomes.


Author(s):  
Sunil Chouhan ◽  
Akriti Gupta ◽  
Ruchi Singh ◽  
Anzar B Alvi

Introduction: Students at nursing colleges encounter not only issues associated to individual life, but also learning difficulties. The rigor in professional training may predispose them to depression, anxiety and stress. Aim: To investigate the prevalence and psychometric condition such as depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in undergraduate nursing students. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 387 female nursing students, aged between 18-27 years (21.16±1.52) from AIIMS, Bhopal and Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. They were analysed using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42). This self-administered anonymous questionnaire was distributed through ‘WhatsApp’ web and e-mail, in the form of “Google form” to all the enrolled students. The Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and Statistical Package for The Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to analysed the data using percentages. Results: The questionnaire was filled by 223 out of 387 students. The response rate was 57.62 percent. The mean age of the respondents were 21.16 years (±1.52 years). The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress prevalence were 36.7%, 49.33% and 34.98%, respectively. In the depression and anxiety traits, majority of students were in moderate stage (14.35%, 21.08%), while in stress, majority (17.04%) of students were in mild stage. Spearman correlation found a significant moderate positive relationship between depression and anxiety (r=0.592, p<0.001), depression and stress (r=0.578, p<0.001), anxiety and stress (r=0.652, p<0.001). Conclusion: Among the undergraduate nursing students, depression, anxiety and stress was found to be remarkable. Hence, it is necessary to enhance mental well-being among nursing students. The results allow for anxiety control screening measures and expanded rehabilitation and treatment to be initiated for the students.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Eka Wahyuningrum ◽  
Natalia Ratna Yulianti ◽  
Andri K. Gayatina

Background: Sleep problems are self-care deficits of sleep experienced by more than 44% of preschoolers. Some studies have showed that physical, psychological, family, environmental, and temperamental factors could cause sleep problems among children. However, other research showed that there is no correlation between sleep problems and environmental factors. There are pro-cons regarding the causes of sleep problems. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting sleep problems among preschoolers.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 297 preschoolers selected by systematic random sampling. Data were collected using the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaires (CSHQ) and analyzed using bivariate (Chi-Square and Fisher tests) and multivariate (logistic regression) analyses.  Results: Results of the bivariate analysis showed that some variables were related to sleep problems among preschoolers, including family income (p=0.027), the education level of the mother (p<0.001), and bed-sharing (p=0.003). Multivariate analysis found that factors related to sleep problems were bed-sharing (p=0.031; OR=2.377), gadget use in two hours before sleep (p=0.039; OR= 2.703), and the education level of the mother (p=0.007; OR=2.244).Conclusion: Factors related to sleep problems in preschoolers were bed-sharing, gadget use in two hours before sleep, the education level of the mother, and family income. This study recommends that environmental and family factors should be modified by limiting bed-sharing and reducing the use of gadgets before bedtime.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Li Kai

Psychological health is the expression of harmonic expression of harmonic expression of human’s personality and is often disrupted by multiple factors. The aim of this study to assess psychological health status and its associated factors among diploma nursing students. A cross-sectional study design was employed. The sample comprised 542 nursing students attending this anonymous survey by completed The Symptom Checklist 90 questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were attempted to analyze overall data. The positive rate of psychological symptoms of diploma nursing students is 20.9%; the total score of SCL-90 and the scores of each factor are higher than the national norm; grade, personality, number of friends, parenting style, love experience, whether it is an only child, and physical exercise are influential. The main factors of the mental health status of secondary vocational nursing students. The contribution of Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality is crucial to the acquisition of well-being, happiness and meaning in life.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela Marisa Azul ◽  
Ricardo Almendra ◽  
Marta Quatorze ◽  
Adriana Loureiro ◽  
Flávio Reis ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of health loss worldwide, in part due to unhealthy lifestyles. Metabolic-based diseases are rising with an unhealthy body-mass index (BMI) in rural areas as the main risk factor in adults. Health loss risks in rural areas may be amplified by wider determinants such as socio-demography and surrounding environments. We assessed weather (un)healthy lifestyles and environment in rural neighbourhoods are reflected into metabolic risks and health capability, and how community circumstances may impact the self-ability for making balanced decisions.Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in fifteen Portuguese rural neighbourhoods (with high ageing index and high illiteracy) to describe individuals’ health functioning condition and to characterize the community environment. We followed a qualitatively driven mixed-method design, using a healthy lifestyle assessment toolkit, to gather evidence-based data and lifestyles (incorporated in eVida technology), within a random sample of 270 individuals; and 107 in-depth interviews to determine whether environment influence the capability for improving or pursuing heath and well-being.Results: Men showed to have a 75% higher probability of being overweight than women (p-value=0.0954); and the reporting of health loss risks was higher in women (RR: 1.48; p-value=0.122), individuals with larger waist circumference (RR: 2.21; IC: 1.19; 4.27), overweight and obesity (RR: 1.38; p-value=0.293) and participants aged over 75 years (RR: 1.78; p-value= 0.235; when compared with participants under 40 years old). Metabolic risks were more associated to BMI and physical activity than diet (or sleeping habits); participants strongly evidenced the adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. From the interviews, we identified seven environmental circumstances reflecting health needs, health expectations and health capability: economic development, built environment, social network, health care, demography, active lifestyles, and mobility. And, while the starting point of the interview addressed community needs, participants expressed the value of natural environment in their neighbourhood as the main positive effect to pursuing health and well-being, with particular emphasis to lower exposure to air / noise pollution, daily routines linked to nature or land use, and diversity of nature experiences.Conclusions: Our qualitatively driven mixed-method design, involving the community, uncovers environment contextual-dependent circumstances influencing the ability of individuals to pursue healthy habits. The active participation of local representatives, with its degrees of negotiation and flexibility, contributed to adapt the health-related messages. The co-benefits from this co-designing community program advance the evidence to support academy-community driven interventions for pushing health and well-being at a broader social, health care and (natural) environment agenda in rural neighbourhoods.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Andréia Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Fernanda Carneiro Mussi ◽  
Cláudia Geovana da Silva Pires ◽  
Melissa Almeida Santos Paim ◽  
Fernanda Michelle Santos e Silva ◽  
...  

Objective: To describe the sleep quality of nursing students according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 286 nursing students from a public institution in Salvador, Bahia. Data gathering instruments were applied in classrooms and data were assessed in absolute and relative frequencies, means and standard deviation.Results: The mean age of participants was 23.48 years (SD = 4.421). Most of students were female (90.2%), single with partner (90.9%), afro descendent (87.8%), unemployed (81.5%), total Family income below than four minimum wages (47.2%), enrolled between 6th and 10th  semester (54.5%), attending academic activities in two or three shifts (80.8%). Sample showed poor sleep quality (86.4%), especially due to the sleep duration, sleep disturbances and daytime disfunction.Conclusions: Poor sleep quality was prevalent in the sample, what rises the need of further analysis of the associated factors and interventions to change this reality.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Nanik Sri Wulandari

Health development in Indonesia is still affected by the health status of women pregnancy, labor, puerperal period, and perinatal period, indicated by the high rate of maternal mortality and perinatal mortality. One effort that has been made is providing quality midwifery service. This research aimed to find out the correlation between physical environment and sanitation and total floor germs in maternity rooms of private midwife practice in the area of Puskesmas Loa Duri. This research used Cross Sectional Study design. The object of this research was four maternity rooms of private midwife practice in the area of Puskesmas Loa Duri with inclusion criteria as follows: active, having practice license, the rooms were separated from the living rooms,  accepting and serving the patients for 24 hours and willing to participate in this research.  The data were analyzed by using univariate and bivariate analysis with Rank Spearman Statistical test (α = 0.05).The research findings showed that there were 75% of the maternity rooms with total floor germs, temperatures, lighting and sanitation which did not meet the requirements and only 25% of the rooms which met the requirement based on the Decree of Health Ministry of Republic of Indonesia Number 1204/Menkes/SK/X/2004.  There were 4 research variables which did not correlate with total floor germs, namely: temperature (p = 0.684), humidity (p = 0.600), lighting (p = 0,200) and room sanitation (p =0.684). However, coefficient of correlation (r) showed a negative correlation for the variables  of temperature, lighting and sanitation (-0.316, -0.800 and -0.316), meaning that the higher the value of those variables the smaller the total floor germs would be, while humidity had a positive correlation (0.400), meaning that the higher the humidity, the higher the total floor germs would be. Lighting had the strongest correlation with the total floor germs in the maternity rooms of private midwife practice in the area of Puskesmas Loa Duri.Keywords: Total floor germs, physical environment, sanitation, private midwife practice   


2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ahmad Yahya AL-Sagarat ◽  
Lourance A. Al Hadid ◽  
Amy Tapsell ◽  
Lorna Moxham ◽  
Marwa Al Barmawi ◽  
...  

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