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Table 2 Self-reported fear of COVID-19, psychological distress, general health and overall quality of life among 396 baccalaureate nursing students at the University of Agder

From: Being a nursing student during the coronavirus pandemic: a mixed methods study

Variables

All (N = 396)

mean (SD)

1

2

3

P-valuee‧

Fear of COVID (FCV-19)a (1–5)

2.32 (0.71)

2.45 (0.76)

2.28 (0.66)

2.22 (0.70)

0.026

General healthb (1–5)

3.51 (0.96)

3.41 (0.98)

3.59 (1.01)

3.60 (0.96)

0.164

Psychological distressc

(SCL-5) (1–5)

1.54 (1.00)

1.83 (0.99)

1.43 (0.99)

1.21 (0.06)

< 0.001

Overall Quality of lifed (0–10)

6.01 (2.06)

5.44 (2.16)

6.19 (2.02)

6.45 (1.86)

< 0.001‧

  1. a Higher score of FCV-19 S reflect higher level of fear of COVID-19
  2. b Higher score reflects better perceived general health
  3. c Higher score on Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-5) reflects more psychological distress
  4. d In line with the SF-36 scoring algorithm, the item was reversed. Higher score of overall quality of health reflects better perceived overall quality of life
  5. e ANOVA tests
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