Comparison between virtual and hybrid education for psychological factors and academic stress in freshman nursing students: a case-control study

Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted several changes in the learning methods of students. The purpose of this study was to establish whether a relationship between levels of resilience, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and academic stress in both hybrid and virtual learn...

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Published in:BMC nursing 2023-09, Vol.22 (1), p.1-300, Article 300
Main Authors: Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena, Calvo-Lobo, César, Jiménez-Fernández, Raquel, Rodríguez-Sanz, David, Corral-Liria, Inmaculada, Casado-Hernández, Israel, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anxiety
College campuses
Colleges & universities
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Depression, Mental
Distance learning
Education
Independent study
Learning
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Nursing education
Nursing schools
Nursing students
Online education
Pandemics
Psychological aspects
Public speaking
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Recruiting
Self esteem
Spain
Spanish language
Stress
Stress, psychological
Surveys
Training
University students
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Summary:Background The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted several changes in the learning methods of students. The purpose of this study was to establish whether a relationship between levels of resilience, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and academic stress in both hybrid and virtual learning education exist. Methods A descriptive and observational case-control study was carried out in universities that offer nursing designation. A total sample of 140 freshman nursing students was recruited. Concretely, 70 participants were recruited from an university receiving hybrid education and 70 participants were recruited from another university receiving virtual learning education. Nursing students self-reported the following questionnaires: the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, the 10 CD-Risk Connor-Davidson Risk Resilience Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory and the Academic Stress Coping Scale. Results Significant differences (P = 0.001) showed higher depression levels for students who received virtual education versus received hybrid education. Differences in Rosenberg test for self-esteem and Beck Anxiety Inventory for anxiety (P > 0.05) were not found. Conclusion Students who received online education presented higher depression levels which could be due to they had not face-to-face relationships with teachers or classmates, whereas the hybrid education group received a different type of direct interaction with teachers and peers. Keywords: Learning, Nursing students, Pandemics, Stress, psychological.
ISSN:1472-6955
1472-6955
DOI:10.1186/s12912-023-01477-5