Table 1 Characteristics of the baccalaureate nursing students at University of Agder (N = 396) organized by school year
Total N = 396 | Year 1 N = 142 | Year 2 N = 127 | Year 3 N = 127 | P-values* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Years in nursing school | |||||
1 2 3 | 142 (36%) 127 (32%) 127 (32%) | ||||
Age, years | |||||
< 25 25–29 ≥ 30 | 278 (70%) 46 (12%) 72 (18%) | 112 (79%) 11 (8%) 19 (13%) | 86 (65) 26 (20%) 15 (12%) | 80 (63%) 20 (16%) 27 (21%) | 0.056 |
Living alone | |||||
No Yes | 332 (84%) 64 (16%) | 120 (85%) 22 (15%) | 108 (85%) 19 (15%) | 104 (82%) 23 (18%) | 0.764 |
Number of times tested for COVID-19 | |||||
Never 1 2 3 ≥ 4 | 154 (39%) 124 (31%) 60 (15%) 40 (10%) 18 (5%) | 58 (41%) 44 (31%) 15 (11%) 16 (11%) 9 (6%) | 46 (36%) 42 (33%) 27 (21%) 10 (8%) 2 (2%) | 50 (39%) 38 (30%) 18 (14%) 14 (11%) 7 (6%) | 0.237 |
Quarantine status related to COVID-19 | |||||
Never Previous Now | 236 (60%) 157 (39%) 3 (1%) | 77(54%) 63 (44%) 2 (2%) | 78 (61%) 48 (38%) 1 (1%) | 81 (64%) 46 (36%) 0 | 0.383 |
At risk for COVID-19 complications | |||||
No Uncertain Yes | 49 (10%) 323 (82%) 33 (8%) | 16 (11%) 114 (80%) 12 (9%) | 16 (13%) 103 (81%) 8 (6%) | 8 (6%) 106 (84%) 13 (10%) | 0.397 |
Trust in governmental handling of the COVID-19 situation | |||||
Strongly disagree/disagree Neither disagree nor agree Agree Strongly agree | 36 (9%) 44 (18%) 200 (50%) 89 (22%) | 14 (6%) 30 (21%) 67 (47%) 31 (22%) | 4 (3%) 29 (23%) 68 (53%) 26 (20%) | 18 (14%) 12 (9%) 65 (51%) 32 (25%) | 0.016 |
Trust in universities’ handling of the COVID-19 situation | |||||
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither disagree nor agree Agree Strongly agree | 18 (4%) 44 (11%) 112 (28%) 180 (46%) 42 (11%) | 5 (4%) 17 (12%) 37 (26%) 67 (47%) 16 (11%) | 4 (3%) 17 (13%) 47 (37%) 50 (39%) 28 (22%) | 9 (7%) 10 (8%) 28 (22%) 63 (50%) 17 (13%) | 0.080 |
Concern about the quality of education | |||||
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither disagree nor agree Agree Strongly agree | 22 (5%) 34 (9%) 64 (16%) 142 (36%) 134 (34%) | 3 (2%) 6 (4%) 17 (12%) 50 (35%) 66 (47%) | 6 (5%) 13 (10%) 21 (17%) 40 (31%) 47 (37%) | 13 (10%) 15 (12%) 26 (21%) 52 (41%) 21 (16%) | < 0.001 |
Fear of COVID-19 (Mean (SD)) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.7) | 0.026 |
Feeling lonely due to COVID-19 | |||||
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither disagree nor agree Agree Strongly agree | 33 (8%) 61 (15%) 80 (20%) 130 (32%) 92 (23%) | 8 (6%) 16 (11%) 23 (16%) 53 (37%) 42 (30%) | 10 (8%) 21 (16%) 28 (22%) 40 (32%) 28 (22%) | 15 (12%) 24 (19%) 29 (23%) 37 (29%) 22 (17%) | 0.096 |
Engagement in clinical practice during the pandemic | |||||
Yes No | 246 (62%) 150 (38%) | 12 (9%) 130 (91%) | 117 (92%) 10 (8%) | 127 (92%) 10 (8%) | < 0.001 |
Have you during the pandemic been in contact with patients with the following situation? | |||||
Patients with unclear COVID-19 status Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection Both (unclear and/or confirmed) None of them | 148 (61%) 7 (3%) 35 (15%) 52 (21%) | 3 1 0 6 | 64 (55%) 2 (2%) 11 (9%) 39 (34%) | 81 (70%) 4 (3%) 24 (21%) 7 (6%) | < 0.001 |
Self-imposed quarantine during clinical practice | |||||
Yes No | 105 (43%) 137 (57%) | 2 8 | 43 (37%) 73 (63%) | 60 (52%) 56 (48%) | 0.025 |