The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services (한국응급구조학회지)

The Korea Society of Emergency Medical Services (한국응급구조학회)
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The effect of coronavirus disease-19 knowledge, anxiety, and psychosocial well-being on the infection prevention behavior in college students in health care

보건의료계열 대학생의 코로나바이러스감염증-19 지식, 불안, 사회심리적 건강이 감염예방행위에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Hyo-Cheol (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Honam University, Department of Disaster and Safety Management, Graduate School of Social Convergence, Honam University) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Lim (Department of Nursing, Honam University)
  • 이효철 (호남대학교 응급구조학과, 호남대학교 사회융합대학원 재난안전관리학과) ;
  • 이미림 (호남대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2022.02.28
  • Accepted : 2022.04.26
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) knowledge, anxiety, and psychosocial well-being on the infection prevention behavior of college students in health care. Methods: This study is a descriptive survey research. A total of 301 college students at four health care departments in three regions were surveyed using a structured questionnaire from February 10 to February 16, 2022. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analyses were done using SPSS ver. 18.0. Results: Knowledge on COVID-19 was significantly dependent on a family history of chronic disease (p=.049). Anxiety was significantly dependent on test of COVID-19 (p=.040). Gender (p=.049), perceived physical and mental health status (p=.000), and chronic disease (p=.000) had significant effects on infection prevention behavior. When the level of anxiety was higher, the infection prevention behavior was also higher (p=.000) and the psychosocial well-being was improved (p=.017). Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that anxiety significantly improved the infection prevention behavior (𝛽=.396, p<.001) and psychosocial well-being (𝛽=-.139, p=.008), which accounts for 18.5% (F=22.444, p<.001) of the variance. Conclusion: In order to prevent infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and its spread, measures to prevent infection and improve the psychosocial well-being should also be sought.

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본 논문은 광주광역시 지방보조금 지원사업에서 연구비 지원받았습니다.

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