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- Predictive Model of the Psychological WellBeing of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 LockdownPublication . Lourenço, Tânia; Reis, Ana Catarina Rodrigues da Silva; Alvarez, Enrique Jesús Sáez; Abreu-Figueiredo, R.; Charepe, Zaida; Marques, Goreti; Vieira Gonçalves, MariaIntroduction: Lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed nursing education. Along with social isolation, the transition to distance education affected the well-being of students in several countries, particularly Portugal and Spain. Objectives: To identify which variables are predictors of psychological well-being for Portuguese and Spanish nursing students during mandatory lockdowns. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study involving a sample of 1075 students (944 women, mean age 22.46+/−4.95 years). Data were collected from an online questionnaire which applied the following scales: Perceived Stress Scale (α =.820); Brief COPE-14 Subscales (α =.430 < 0.930); Well-being Manifestations Measure Scale (α =.940); Herth Hope Index (α=.850). A multiple regression model was created to predict the psychological well-being of nursing students. Results: The following predictor variables were identified in the model of the psychological well-being of students during the COVID-19 pandemic: perceived stress (β=.405; p≤.001); hope (β=.404; p≤.001); and the mechanisms of active coping (β=.405; p≤.001), planning (β=.097; p≤.001), and positive reinterpretation (β=.053; p = .12). These five variables predicted 62.0% of the nursing students’ psychological well-being (R2=.620; F = 350.82; p≤.001). Conclusion: Promoting students’ mental health is essential, especially in periods of great adversity, such as a pandemic. Our results lead the way for the design and validation of an intervention program that addresses the five variables identified as predictors of students’ psychological well-being
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Professional Nursing Practice in the Context of HospitalsPublication . Ribeiro, Olga; Trindade, Letícia de Lima; Pinto Novo, André Filipe Morais Pinto; da Rocha, Carla Gomes da; Sousa, Clemente Neves; Cabral Teles, Paulo João Figueiredo Cabral; Reis, Ana Catarina Rodrigues da Silva; Perondi, Alessandro Rodrigues; Andrigue, Karen Cristina Kades; Pereira, Soraia Cristina de Abreu; Leite, Paula Cristina da Silva; Ventura-Silva, João Miguel AlmeidaThe COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges to health systems and institutions, which had to quickly create conditions to meet the growing health needs of the population. Thus, this study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on professional nursing practice environments and to identify the variables that affected their quality. Quantitative, observational study, conducted in 16 Portuguese hospitals, with 1575 nurses. Data were collected using a questionnaire and participants responded to two different moments in time: the pre-pandemic period and after the fourth critical period of COVID-19. The pandemic had a positive impact on the Structure and Outcome components, and a negative trend in the Process component. The variables associated with the qualification of the components and their dimensions were predominantly: work context, the exercise of functions in areas of assistance to COVID-19 patients, length of professional experience and length of experience in the service. The investment in professional practice environments impacted the improvement of organizational factors, supporting the development of nurses’ work towards the quality of care. However, it is necessary to invest in nurses’ participation, involvement and professional qualifications, which are aspects strongly dependent on the institutions’ management strategies