scholarly journals Effect of e-Health Literacy on COVID-19 Infection-Preventive Behaviors of Undergraduate Students Majoring in Healthcare

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 573
Author(s):  
Kyung Jin Hong ◽  
Noo Lee Park ◽  
Soo Yeon Heo ◽  
Seo Hyun Jung ◽  
Ye Been Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Prevention Guideline ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Nursing Clinical

This study examined and verified the level of e-health literacy (e-HL) and infection preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among undergraduate students majoring in healthcare. An online survey was conducted with 274 university students majoring in nursing, clinical pathology, and occupational therapy in South Korea. The e-HL consisted of functional, communicational, and critical literacy, and preventive behaviors were based on the Prevention Guideline on Droplet Infection. The mean score for e-HL was 3.62, with nursing students obtaining the highest scores. The overall e-HL score and the scores on its three sub-dimensions were related to infection-preventive behaviors. Moreover, e-HL affected infection-preventive behaviors (p < 0.001). Findings from this study highlight the necessity of education for improving the e-HL of undergraduate students majoring in healthcare to strengthen infection-preventive behaviors and protect patients from infectious diseases.

scholarly journals Preventive Behavioral Insights for Emerging Adults: A Survey during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2569
Author(s):  
Sunhee Park ◽  
Beomsoo Kim ◽  
Kyoung A. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Issue Involvement

Emerging adulthood is an important period for establishing health behavior patterns in life. This study aimed to examine factors related to preventive behaviors of emerging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive online survey design was used. Data were collected using a self-administrated, 28-item questionnaire completed by 239 undergraduate students from a university in Seoul, South Korea. The questionnaire was developed based on previous studies and the guidelines of the World Health Organization about COVID-19 preventive behaviors. The mean age of participants was 21.97 years, and the average score for COVID-19 preventive behaviors was 4.13 (SD: ±0.42) on a 5-point scale. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that subjective norms related to parents (β = 0.425, p < 0.001), issue involvement related to COVID-19 (β = 0.160, p = 0.024), and sex (β = 0.137, p = 0.029) were significant factors related to preventive behaviors of emerging adults after controlling for demographic characteristics. The variables explained 20.1% of the variance in preventive behaviors. The results of this study suggest that better strategies for subjective norms related to parents and issue involvement related to COVID-19 must be considered to improve emerging adults’ preventive behaviors.

scholarly journals The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure: A prospective comparative study of undergraduate medical students’ and interns’ perceptions in Oman

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gowda P. Prashanth ◽  
Salim K. Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Objectives: This study aimed to assess perceptions of the educational environment in Oman among medical undergraduate students and interns using the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) tool. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2016 and April 2017 at the Oman Medical College (OMC), Sohar, Oman. A total of 737 medical undergraduate students and interns from the OMC and College of Medicine & Health Sciences of Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman, were invited to complete the DREEM questionnaire in the form of an online survey. Mean overall scores, subscale scores and individual item scores were subsequently compared between undergraduate students and interns. Results: A total of 418 undergraduate students and interns completed the survey (response rate: 56.7%). The mean overall DREEM score was 130.75 ± 12.69. While interns had higher mean DREEM scores than undergraduate students, this difference was not significant (133.00 ± 17.64 versus 128.50 ± 15.53; P = 0.326). The mean score percentages for the perceptions of learning (66.7% versus 58.3%; P = 0.028) and perceptions of teachers (75% versus 68.2%; P = 0.038) subscales were significantly higher among OMC interns compared to undergraduate students from the same college. The perceptions of the environment subscale received the lowest mean score percentages among undergraduate students and interns from both colleges. Conclusion: Overall, medical undergraduate students and interns viewed the educational environment in Oman in a positive light. It is possible that undergraduate students’ perceptions of the educational environment may become more favourable as they progress with their medical career and become interns.Keywords: Medical Education; Undergraduate Medical Students; Internships; Perceptions; Oman.

scholarly journals Digital Healthy Diet Literacy and Self-Perceived Eating Behavior Change during COVID-19 Pandemic among Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students: A Rapid Online Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuyen Van Duong ◽  
Khue M. Pham ◽  
Binh N. Do ◽  
Giang B. Kim ◽  
Hoa T. B. Dam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Cross Sectional

Assessing healthy diet literacy and eating behaviors is critical for identifying appropriate public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the psychometric properties of digital healthy diet literacy (DDL) and its association with eating behavior changes during the COVID-19 pandemic among nursing and medical students. We conducted a cross-sectional study from 7 April to 31 May 2020 at 10 public universities in Vietnam, in which 7616 undergraduate students aged 19–27 completed an online survey to assess socio-demographics, clinical parameters, health literacy (HL), DDL, and health-related behaviors. Four items of the DDL scale loaded on one component explained 71.32%, 67.12%, and 72.47% of the scale variances for the overall sample, nursing, and medical students, respectively. The DDL scale was found to have satisfactory item-scale convergent validity and criterion validity, high internal consistency reliability, and no floor or ceiling effect. Of all, 42.8% of students reported healthier eating behavior during the pandemic. A 10-index score increment of DDL was associated with 18%, 23%, and 17% increased likelihood of healthier eating behavior during the pandemic for the overall sample (OR, 1.18; 95%CI, 1.13, 1.24; p < 0.001), nursing students (OR, 1.23; 95%CI, 1.10, 1.35; p < 0.001), and medical students (OR, 1.17; 95%CI, 1.11, 1.24; p < 0.001), respectively. The DDL scale is a valid and reliable tool for the quick assessment of digital healthy diet literacy. Students with higher DDL scores had a higher likelihood of healthier eating behavior during the pandemic.

The effect of undergraduate nursing students’ e-Health literacy on healthy lifestyle behaviour

2020 ◽  
pp. 175797592096044
Author(s):  
Nuray Turan ◽  
Nur Güven Özdemir ◽  
Yeliz Çulha ◽  
Gülsün Özdemir Aydın ◽  
Hatice Kaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Mean

e-Health literacy has become more important in promoting healthy lifestyles in recent years. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of undergraduate nursing students’ e-Health literacy on healthy lifestyle behaviours. This cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2016–2017 academic year at a Nursing Department in the Faculty of Health Sciences in Istanbul. The study population consisted of 232 undergraduate nursing students. The study sample was 205 students who volunteered to participate in the research. The data were collected using the Structured Questionnaire Form, the e-Health Literacy Scale in Adolescent and the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile Scale. The mean score of the e-Health Literacy Scale in Adolescent was 29.50 ± 5.02. The mean total score of the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile was 112.11 ± 14.66. There was a positive correlation between students’ Internet attitudes and general health-promoting lifestyle ( r = 0.273; p < 0.01), indicating the higher the students’ e-Health literacy, the higher their levels of healthy lifestyle behaviours. The result showed that e-Health literacy is an important parameter in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours of nursing students.

scholarly journals Assessing COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy: A Preliminary Online Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Roberto Biasio ◽  
Guglielmo Bonaccorsi ◽  
Chiara Lorini ◽  
Sergio Pecorelli
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Functional Score ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Infectious Disease Outbreaks ◽  
The Mean

The Covid-19 infodemic can be countered by scientific evidences, clear and consistent communication and improved health literacy of both individuals in need of information and those providing it. A rapid online survey was carried out to evaluate vaccine literacy (VL) skills in the general population and perceptions about candidate Covid-19 vaccines, as well as behavior and beliefs about current vaccinations. Observed VL levels were sufficiently high and consistent with previous observations - where comparable self-reported tools were administered face-to-face and paper-and-pencil - the mean functional score being =2.92, while the interactive-critical one was =3.27, on a maximum of 4. Perceptions regarding future Covid-19 vaccines, along with beliefs about vaccination, were mostly positive and significantly associated with functional and interactive-critical VL scales. Despite obvious limitations, the study confirms that rapid surveys via web are a suitable method to evaluate and trail attitudes during infectious disease outbreaks, and to assess health literacy skills about vaccination, which can be useful to adapt medical communication strategies, for a better understanding of the value of immunization.

Knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nursing students on evidence-based practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Hideki Kato Myakava ◽  
Mariana Alvina dos Santos ◽  
Vilanice Alves de Araújo Püschel
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Associated Variables

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify knowledge, skills, and attitudes on Evidence-Based Practice of nursing students in the School of Nursing of Universidade de São Paulo and to explore the relationship between knowledge, skills, and attitudes and associated variables. Method: This is an exploratory, descriptive, analytical study conducted with 125 nursing undergraduate students. The data were obtained through application of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire. Results: The mean score for the questionnaire was 4.73 (SD = 0.79), with a higher score in the Attitudes domain. There was a significant statistical correlation between questionnaire score and course year (p < 0.001). Conclusion: There is a gap in the knowledge and skills associated to Evidence-Based Practice among nursing students. Effective strategies for teaching this subject in the nursing undergraduate course must be developed.

Does Dispositional Mindfulness Predict the Development of Grit?

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buaphrao Raphiphatthana ◽  
Paul Jose ◽  
Karen Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
Mindfulness Facets

Abstract. Grit, that is, perseverance and passion for long-term goals, is a novel construct that has gained attention in recent years ( Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007 ). To date, little research has been performed with the goal of identifying the antecedents of grit. Thus, in order to fill this gap in the literature, self-report data were collected to examine whether mindfulness, a mindset of being-in-the-present in a nonjudgmental way, plays a role in fostering grittiness. Three hundred and forty-three undergraduate students completed an online survey once in a cross-sectional study, and of these, 74 students completed the survey again 4.5 months later. Although the cross-sectional analyses identified a number of positive associations between mindfulness and grit, the longitudinal analysis revealed that the mindfulness facets of acting with awareness and non-judging were the most important positive predictors of grit 4.5 months later. This set of findings offers implications for future grit interventions.

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