Research Article
Perceptions and Emotions of Nursing and Health Management Students About Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the perceptions and emotions of nursing and health management students, who had clinical/vocational practice course, about distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Phenomenological design was employed in this qualitative study. The study was conducted with 39 full-time health sciences students in nursing and health management. Data were collected by in-depth interviews. The interviews were conducted with ten open-ended and semi-structured questions between December 2020-January 2021. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: As a result of this study, the perceptions and emotions of the nursing and health management students about distance learning were classified into three themes and 14 sub-themes: “emotional state”, “the effect of distance learning on theoretical courses” and “the effect of distance learning on clinical/vocational practice”.
Conclusion: Results have indicated that distance learning is insufficient especially in terms of clinical/vocational practices and that the emotional states of students are negatively affected.
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Thanks
We are thankful to the students who participated to this study.
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Year 2023,
Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 272 - 278, 17.03.2023
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- 23. Liang Y, Chen M, Zheng X, Liu J. Screening for Chinese medical staff mental health by SDS and SAS during the outbreak of COVID-19. J Psychosom Res. 2020;133:110102. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110102
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Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Nursing |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Project Number | None. |
| Publication Date | March 17, 2023 |
| Submission Date | September 23, 2022 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023Volume: 14 Issue: 2 |
