| Title | The prevalence of fatigue among Chinese nursing students in post-COVID-19 era |
| Authors | Liu, Shou Xi, Hai-Tao Zhu, Qian-Qian Ji, Mengmeng Zhang, Hongyan Yang, Bing-Xiang Bai, Wei Cai, Hong Zhao, Yan-Jie Chen, Li Ge, Zong-Mei Wang, Zhiwen Han, Lin Chen, Pan Liu, Shuo Cheung, Teris Hall, Brian J. An, Feng-Rong Xiang, Yu-Tao |
| Affiliation | Qinghai Univ, Med Coll, Dept Publ Hlth, Xining, Qinghai, Peoples R China Univ Macau, Ctr Cognit & Brain Sci, Macau, Peoples R China Univ Macau, Inst Adv Studies Humanities & Social Sci, Macau, Peoples R China Jilin Univ, Nursing Coll, Changchun, Jilin, Peoples R China Capital Med Univ, Sch Nursing, Beijing, Peoples R China Capital Med Univ, Natl Clin Res Ctr Mental Disorders, Sch Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China Capital Med Univ, Beijing Anding Hosp, Sch Mental Hlth, Beijing Key Lab Mental Disorders, Beijing, Peoples R China Capital Med Univ, Adv Innovat Ctr Human Brain Protect, Sch Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China Peking Univ, Sch Nursing, Beijing, Peoples R China Lanzhou Univ, Sch Nursing, Lanzhou, Gansu, Peoples R China Wuhan Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Nursing, Hong Kong, Peoples R China NYU, Sch Global Publ Hlth, New York, NY USA |
| Keywords | QUALITY-OF-LIFE PAIN DEPRESSION SEVERITY ANXIETY ADOLESCENT SLEEPINESS CHILDREN SCALES |
| Issue Date | 13-Apr-2021 |
| Publisher | PEERJ |
| Abstract | Background: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all teaching activities in nursing schools were suspended in China, and many nursing students were summoned to work in hospitals to compensate for the shortage of manpower. This study examined the prevalence of fatigue and its association with quality of life (QOL) among nursing students during the post-COVID-19 era in China. Methods: This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study. Nursing students in five Chinese universities were invited to participate. Fatigue, depressive and anxiety symptoms, pain and QOL were measured using standardized instruments. Results: A total of 1,070 nursing students participated. The prevalence of fatigue was 67.3% (95% CI [64.4-70.0]). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that male gender (P = 0.003, OR = 1.73, 95% CI [1.20-2.49]), and being a senior nursing student (second year: OR = 2.20, 95% CI [1.46-3.33], P < 0.001; third year: OR = 3.53, 95% CI [2.31-5.41], P < 0.001; and fourth year OR = 3.59, 95% CI [2.39-5.40], P < 0.001) were significantly associated with more severe fatigue. In addition, moderate economic loss during the COVID-19 pandemic (OR = 1.48, 95% CI [1.08-3.33], P < 0.015; compared to low loss), participants with more severe depressive (OR = 1.48, 95% CI [1.22-1.78], P < 0.001) and anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.12, 95% CI [1.05-1.20], P = 0.001), and more severe pain (OR = 1.67, 95%CI [1.46-1.91], P < 0.001) were significantly associated with reported more severe fatigue. After controlling for covariates, nursing students with fatigue had a lower overall QOL score compared to those without (F-(1,F- 1070) = 31.4, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Fatigue was common among nursing students in the post-COVID-19 era. Considering the negative impact of fatigue on QOL and daily functioning, routine physical and mental health screening should be conducted for nursing students. Effective stress-reduction measures should be enforced to assist this subpopulation to combat fatigue and restore optimal health. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/612961 |
| ISSN | 2167-8359 |
| DOI | 10.7717/peerj.11154 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) |
| Appears in Collections: | 护理学院 |
