Loneliness and Satisfaction with Life among Nursing Students in Poland, Spain and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kupcewicz, Ewa; Mikla, Marzena; Kadučáková, Helena; Grochans, Elżbieta

doi:10.3390/ijerph19052929

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“…Cacioppo et al found that 20–48% of the young adults and adolescents in their study reported loneliness, often high in severity [ 3 ]. These groups may have the highest percentages among all population groups [ 5 , 46 , 47 ]. For nursing students, the restriction or blocking of their interpersonal contact during the COVID-19 pandemic may have played a significant role in developing or increasing feelings of loneliness.…”

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“…People’s responses during this time have varied because of the “novelty” of the situation, which manifested itself in a reduced scale of contact with other people and difficulty participating in social or professional life [ 1 ]. The extent of the situation justifies the claim that a certain part of the population experiences loneliness [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ].…”

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Loneliness and Optimism among Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediatory Role of Self-Efficacy

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(1) The COVID-19 pandemic is a global epidemic crisis situation with negative health consequences. This study aimed to determine the mediatory role of self-efficacy in correlations between dispositional optimism and loneliness (both general loneliness and social and emotional loneliness) among Polish nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) The study involved 894 students from six Polish universities. A diagnostic survey was used as the research method, and the Scale for the Measurement of Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), and the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were used to collect data. (3) The mean subject age was 20.73 years (SD = 1.81). More than half (51.01%) of the respondents scored high on the GSES scale, indicating an individual’s belief in the self-efficacy in coping with difficult situations and obstacles. However, 40.60% scored low on the LOT-R scale, indicating that the respondents were pessimistic. The mediation analysis revealed that self-efficacy plays a partial mediatory role in correlations between dispositional optimism and loneliness in general, social and emotional loneliness. (4) It is important to undertake loneliness prophylactic and prevention activities among nursing students and to develop personal resources, i.e., optimism and self-efficacy, to effectively offset the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The results of the current study are consistent with those of previous multi-center studies in which the fatigue severity, in general terms, in the group of Polish students achieved a score of 55.53 points. In addition, the authors demonstrated, for nursing students from three European countries, that the fatigue severity was significantly greater among Polish and Slovakian students than in the Spanish group [ 59 ].…”

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Determinants of the Impact of Fatigue on the Health of Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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(1) Lockdown-related fatigue occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic is a complex problem that can be experienced in different social groups. The objective of the current study is to attempt to identify socio-demographic and lifestyle-related factors that determine the impact of fatigue on health in general as well as in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial terms and to determine whether, and to what extent, these were predictors of fatigue in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) The study was conducted by the diagnostic poll method between 20 March and 15 December 2021 among 894 nursing students at six Polish universities. To collect the data, a validated Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) was used. (3) Students from the age group of ≤20 experienced a significantly greater impact of fatigue on health in general as well as in physical and cognitive terms. The study demonstrated a significant negative relationship between the year of study and the impact of fatigue on health in general terms (r = −0.12; p < 0.0001) and the analyzed health terms, on physical (r = −0.12; p < 0.0001), cognitive (r = −0.10; p < 0.002), and psychosocial (r = −0.07; p < 0.041). In predicting the impact of fatigue on health in general and physical terms, it was the variable related to a reduction in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic that had the greatest contribution, while for the cognitive and psychosocial functions, it was the number of meals consumed per day. (4) It is recognized that action is needed to reduce the impact of fatigue on student health by modifying the predictors related to student lifestyles.

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“…Medical residents commonly experience poor mental and physical health due to their demanding jobs [8]. Loneliness has a detrimental effect on professional performance, leading to poor treatment outcomes [9]. Both loneliness and social isolation may have been aggravated in medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic due to quarantine restrictions and avoiding gathering.…”

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“…Both loneliness and social isolation may have been aggravated in medical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic due to quarantine restrictions and avoiding gathering. Speci cally, in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a cross-sectional study of 756 nursing students from Poland, Spain, and Slovakia found that life satisfaction was the main predictor of loneliness [9]. Another cross-sectional survey involving 108 intern doctors in Bangladesh found that insomnia was positively correlated with loneliness [6].…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Medical Residents: A Multi-center Cross-sectional Study

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Introduction and objectives: Although loneliness and social isolation are growing public health concerns, there is little knowledge of the experience of medical residents who are usually young adults. We aimed to explore the prevalence and associated risk factors of loneliness and social isolation in medical residents.Method: A multi-center cross-sectional study that included 1,338 medical residents from eight centers in China was conducted in February 2020. A self-report questionnaire was used to record participants’ demographic characteristics, dietary habits, life-related factors, work-related factors, and psychological outcomes. Loneliness and isolation were measured using the Revised UCLA loneliness scale. Multiple logistic analysis was used to determine the adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals.Results: The effective response rate was 87.28% (1,338/1,533). Of the respondents, 24.40% reported loneliness and 44.50% reported social isolation. Three shared independent factors for loneliness and social isolation were identified: sleep quality (OR = 1.189; OR = 1.197; P < 0.001 for both), marital status (married vs. single, OR = 0.565, P = 0.007; OR = 0.486, P = 0.022) and perceived organization support (OR = 0.966; OR = 0.970, P < 0.001 for both).Conclusions: There is considerable prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among medical residents in China. Poor sleep quality, singlehood, and the absence of organizational support are shared risk factors for both loneliness and social isolation. Policymakers are encouraged to develop comprehensive strategies for preventing loneliness and social isolation.

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Loneliness and Satisfaction with Life among Nursing Students in Poland, Spain and Slovakia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 14 publications

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Loneliness and Optimism among Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediatory Role of Self-Efficacy

Loneliness and Optimism among Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediatory Role of Self-Efficacy

Determinants of the Impact of Fatigue on the Health of Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Medical Residents: A Multi-center Cross-sectional Study

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