Positive Orientation and Fatigue Experienced by Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediatory Role of Emotional Control

Kupcewicz, Ewa; Rachubińska, Kamila; Gaworska‐Krzemińska, Aleksandra; Andruszkiewicz, Anna; Kawalec-Kajstura, Ewa; Kozieł, Dorota; Basińska, Małgorzata Anna; Grochans, Elżbieta

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“…In turn, in both studies by Malinowska-Lipień et al (2021a , b) , conducted among nurses during the second wave of the pandemic in Poland, the average level of emotional control was much higher and oscillated around 54. On the other hand, the average level of emotional control in a group of nursing students, in a study conducted at a similar time as research described in the present study, was about 51points in Poland, 51.40 in Spain and 52.69 in Slovakia ( Kupcewicz et al, 2022a , b ). The result obtained in this study (51.82) indicated an average level of emotional control and was comparable to the above-mentioned studies.…”

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Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Głogowska-Gruszka

Wypych-Ślusarska

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe public health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the mental health of both individuals and entire populations. The source of stress was not only the fear of getting sick, but also the restrictions introduced, such as: mass lockdown, the need to maintain social distance, quarantine or the mandatory use of personal protective equipment. Their introduction and maintenance caused various emotional reactions which often resulted in undesirable behavior leading to infections spreading.The aim of the studyThe aim of the study was to analyze the level of emotional control depending on selected factors related to the pandemic and the introduced restrictions.Materials and methodsThe study covered 594 adult Poles. To evaluate knowledge about COVID-19 and attitudes toward the implemented restrictions, the questionnaire prepared by the authors was used. To determine the level of control of anger, depression and anxiety the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS) was used, and to estimate the level of perceived stress the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was applied.ResultsIn the entire analyzed group, the general level of emotional control was 51.82 ± 12.26, with anxiety being the most suppressed emotion (17.95 ± 4.99), whereas the least suppressed emotion was anger (16.35 ± 5.15). The average stress level in the studied group was 20.5 ± 5.3. The level of perceived stress did not differentiate the level of emotional control. It was found that the higher level of the knowledge about the pandemic and methods of prevention, the higher emotional control, especially in the anxiety subscale (high level of knowledge – 18.26 ± 5.36 vs. low level of knowledge - 15.09 ± 3.6; p = 0.02). People reporting difficulties in reconciling remote work with home duties were less able to control anger (14.63 ± 4.98) than people without such problems (16.71 ± 4.12; p = 0.007).ConclusionProper education improving knowledge about COVID-19 and methods of prevention may enhance the control of emotions in the population. Possible future preventive measures aimed at limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infections or other infectious diseases should also take into account possible excessive mental burden caused by private and professional duties.

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Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Głogowska-Gruszka

Wypych-Ślusarska

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Since then, several studies indicated that vaccination-induced antibodies could still neutralize the majority of the Omicron mutations, despite some cases showed low affinity and specificity. This is most likely due to the mutation at E484A, which leads to the reduced recognition and neutralization ( Kupcewicz et al., 2022 ). According to clinical data, unvaccinated or partly vaccinated cases have an higher risk of developing severity, which indicates that the vaccines are still effective to prevent severe disease ( Elbogen et al., 2022 ).…”

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Clinical characteristics and analysis of risk factors for disease progression of patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection: A retrospective study of 25207 cases in a Fangcang hospital

Ying-hao

Yuan-yuan

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol.

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ObjectivesTo summarize the clinical characteristics of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant and explore the risk factors affecting the progression in a Fangcang hospital, Shanghai, China.MethodsA total of 25,207 patients were retrospectively enrolled. We described the clinical characteristics and performed univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the risk factors for non-severe to severe COVID-19 or death.ResultsAccording to the outcomes, there were 39 severe patients (including 1 death) and 25,168 non-severe patients enrolled in this study. Among the 25,207 cases, the median age was 45 years (IQR 33-54), and 65% patients were male. Cough (44.5%) and expectoration (38.4%) were the most two common symptoms. Hypertension (10.4%) and diabetes (3.5%) were most two common comorbidities. Most patients (81.1%) were fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated and partially vaccinated patients were 15.1% and 3.9%, respectively. The length of viral shedding time was six days (IQR 4-9) in non-severe patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that age (OR=1.062, 95%CI 1.034-1.090, p<0.001), fever (OR=2.603, 95%CI 1.061-6.384, p=0.037), cough (OR=0.276, 95%CI 0.119-0.637, p=0.003), fatigue (OR=4.677, 95%CI 1.976-11.068, p<0.001), taste disorders (OR=14.917, 95%CI 1.884-118.095, p=0.010), and comorbidity (OR=2.134, 95%CI 1.059-4.302, p=0.034) were predictive factors for deterioration of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant infection.ConclusionsNon-critical patients have different clinical characteristics from critical patients. Age, fever, cough, fatigue, taste disorders, and comorbidity are predictors for the deterioration of SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant infection.

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“…The mean score for positive orientation as measured in this study was 26.25 points and was lower than in the normalisation sample (29.19 points) [ 45 ], as well as in an international study among students in Spain (M = 29.20) and Slovakia (M = 29.22) [ 18 ] and in a multi-centre study in Poland, also conducted among students of medical majors (26.87 points) [ 46 ]. The findings of this study show that more than half of the respondents had scores indicative of low levels of positive orientation.…”

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Positive Orientation and Feelings of Loneliness among Polish Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kupcewicz,

Rachubińska,

Cybulska

et al. 2024

JCM

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Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of limited direct contact with other people. The aim of this study was to determine the role of positive orientation and sociodemographic variables in the feelings of global, social and emotional loneliness and to seek predictors for loneliness among students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The study was conducted on a group of 798 students at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland) between January and March 2022. The empirical data were gathered with the following research tools: the Positive Orientation Scale and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale—DJGLS. Results: The study found a correlation (r = −0.370; p < 0.001) between positive orientation and emotional loneliness. The level of loneliness was significantly higher in students who greatly reduced their social contact, compared to those who reduced them moderately (p < 0.001). The intensity of social loneliness among women was lower (p < 0.001) than among men. Those who lived with their families or with a close companion felt less intense emotional loneliness (p < 0.001) than those who lived alone. Conclusions: A positive orientation, which manifests itself in a favourable opinion about oneself and in attaching weight to positive aspects of life, was found to be the main determinant of the feelings of global and emotional loneliness. However, it did not prove to be a predictor of social loneliness in the group of students under study.

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Positive Orientation and Fatigue Experienced by Polish Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediatory Role of Emotional Control

Cited by 6 publications

References 82 publications

Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emotional control and factors differentiating it in the adult population of Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clinical characteristics and analysis of risk factors for disease progression of patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection: A retrospective study of 25207 cases in a Fangcang hospital

Positive Orientation and Feelings of Loneliness among Polish Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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