Emotional Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nursing Students Receiving Distance Learning: An Explorative Study

Alfredo Manuli, Maria Grazia Maggio (), Gianluca La Rosa, Vera Gregoli, Daniele Tripoli, Fausto Famà, Valentina Oddo, Giovanni Pioggia and Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
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Alfredo Manuli: AOU Policlinico “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, Italy
Maria Grazia Maggio: Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Science, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
Gianluca La Rosa: AOU Policlinico “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, Italy
Vera Gregoli: Department of Statistics, Università degli Studi di Messina-Piazza Pugliatti, 1, 98122 Messina, Italy
Daniele Tripoli: Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, 98158 Messina, Italy
Fausto Famà: AOU Policlinico “G. Martino”, 98125 Messina, Italy
Valentina Oddo: Department of Statistics, Università degli Studi di Messina-Piazza Pugliatti, 1, 98122 Messina, Italy
Giovanni Pioggia: Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (IRIB-CNR), 98164 Messina, Italy
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò: Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino Pulejo”, 98121 Messina, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-10

Abstract: Social restrictions have a significant impact on higher education, especially on nursing students. The main goal of our study was to assess the emotional state of nursing students who received e-learning during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The secondary objective was instead to measure the usability and acceptability of distance learning systems. A cross-sectional survey design was used to assess the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year undergraduate nursing students attending the University of Messina, Italy, using an anonymous online questionnaire. The data of 522 nursing students were examined. All participants completed the online questionnaire, declaring the good usability of e-learning education (SUS mean 68.53 ds: 16.76). Moreover, we found that high levels of satisfaction in the use of the means of distance learning (based on the SUS score) were positively correlated with low levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and mental distress. In conclusion, the present study provided relevant information on usability and mental distress related to e-learning and use in a sample of nursing students. It was found that students generally found this method to be good for use. Although e-learning can be a valuable and usable teaching tool, the study suggests that students prefer a blended or presence modality, based on their perception of learning. So teaching nursing students in the future could integrate the two ways to enhance learning. Further studies are needed to evaluate this aspect.

Keywords: e-leaning; lockdown; nursing students; university (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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