The role of anxiety, fear and resilience in preventive behaviors against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study with nursing students

Mayor Silva, Luis Iván; Moreno Muñoz, Guillermo; Cardós Alonso, María Del Carmen; Girón Daviña, Pedro Ramón; Hernández Martín, Marta María; Moreno Pimentel, Antonio Gabriel; Mohamedi Abdelkader, Samir; Meneses Monroy, Alfonso

The role of anxiety, fear and resilience in preventive behaviors against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study with nursing students

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2022

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The Royal Academy of Medicine of the Balearic Islands

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98438

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Luis Ivan, Mayor Silva; Guillermo, Moreno, Carmen Cardos, Alonso; Pedro R; Giron, Davina; Marta, Hernandez Martin; Antonio Gabriel, Moreno Pimentel; Samir, Mohamedi Abdelkader; Alfonso, Meneses Monroy. The role of anxiety, fear and resilience in preventive behaviors against COVID-19: a cross-sectional study with nursing students. Academic Journal of Health Sciences, Medicina Balear 2023: 38(1), 66-72

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Objectives: This study aims to explore the relationships between resilience, fear of COVID-19, anxiety and use of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 220 first-year nursing students during 2020. Results: A significant relationship emerged between resilience (p < .05), fear of COVID-19 (p = .01), anxiety (p < .01) and use of preventive behaviors. Overall, the independent predictors were fear of COVID-19 (p = .003) and male sex (p = .016). Conclusions: It is essential to develop resilience among students further to increase their preventive behaviors against COVID-19.

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Objetivos: Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar las relaciones entre la resiliencia, el miedo al COVID-19, la ansiedad y el uso de medidas preventivas. Comportamientos relacionados con COVID-19 entre estudiantes de enfermería. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal con 220 estudiantes de primer año de enfermería durante el año 2020. Resultados: Surgió una relación significativa entre la resiliencia (p < 0,05), el miedo al COVID-19 (p = 0,01), la ansiedad (p < 0,01) y el uso de conductas preventivas. En general, los predictores independientes fueron el miedo a la COVID-19 (p = 0,003) y el sexo masculino (p = 0,016). Conclusiones: Es fundamental desarrollar aún más la resiliencia entre los estudiantes para incrementar sus conductas preventivas frente al COVID-19.