What is it about?
This study investigated the quality of life (QoL) of nursing internship students (NISs) and the predictive variables for the QoL of NISs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The correlates of QoL of NISs with their gender, age, prior nursing experience, and grade point average (GPA) from the previous semester are also assessed.
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Why is it important?
The students' age, gender, and nursing-related experience prior to their internship were all found to be significantly associated with the overall QOLES score. The NISs GPA was found to be marginally significant. A significant difference was identified in the overall QOLES score based on age, gender, and GPA. Finally, as estimated by the regression analysis, only age was found to be a significant predictor of NISs’ QoL.
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Our research, while involving five universities that produce holistically competent nurses, also recommends that the QoL of NSs, the next generation of healthcare professionals, be measured on a regular basis. This is one of the safest ways to guarantee that Saudi nurses are trained, primed, and empowered to play a vital role in keeping KSA and its people healthy, regardless of whether there is a pandemic.
Dr. Daniel Joseph E. Berdida
University of Santo Tomas
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This page is a summary of: Predictors of quality of life of nursing internship students from five Saudi universities, Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, October 2021, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.05.004.
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