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AI InsightIt was found that the Perceived Stress Scale scores of the students whose one of their relatives was infected with COVID-19 were higher than the students who were not infected, and the students who lost a relative due to COVID-19 had higher Perceived Stress Scale scores than the students who did not lose a relative due to COVID-19, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05).
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Abstract
Purpose: The research was conducted to evaluate the stress perceived by students studying in high schools in the provincial centre of Kırşehir during the COVID-19 pandemic process and to reveal the effect on daytime sleepiness. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 396 students in public high schools in the centre of Kırşehir. Data were collected online and face-to-face between 08.11.2021-28.11.2021 using the ‘Information Form on Descriptive Characteristics’, ‘Perceived Stress Scale’ and ‘Epworth Sleepiness Scale’. Results: The mean total score of the Perceived Stress Scale was 29.35±7.34 and the mean score of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale was 5.56±4.31. It was determined that 17.9% of the students had daytime sleepiness problems. It was found that the Perceived Stress Scale scores of the students whose one of their relatives was infected with COVID-19 were higher than the students who were not infected, and the students who lost a relative due to COVID-19 had higher Perceived Stress Scale scores than the students who did not lose a relative due to COVID-19, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). As students' perceived stress levels and stress/discomfort perception increased, their daytime sleepiness levels also increased. Conclusion: It was found that daytime sleepiness increased as the stress level perceived by high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic increased.
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Amaç: Araştırma, Kırşehir il merkezinde bulunan liselerde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde algıladıkları stresin değerlendirilmesi ve gündüz uykululuk durumuna etkisini ortaya çıkarmak amacı ile yapılmıştır. Araçlar ve Yöntem: Kesitsel türde olan bu araştırma Kırşehir merkezinde bulunan devlet liselerinde 396 öğrenci ile yapılmıştır. Veriler “Tanıtıcı Özelliklere İlişkin Bilgi Formu”, “Algılanan Stres Ölçeği” ve “Epworth Uykululuk Ölçeği” kullanılarak 08.11.2021-28.11.2021 tarihleri arasında online ve yüz yüze olarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin Algılanan Stres Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 29,35±7,34 olarak, Epworth Uykululuk Ölçeği puan ortalaması 5,56±4,31 olarak saptanmıştır. Öğrencilerin %17,9’unun gündüz uykululuk problemi yaşadığı belirlenmiştir. Yakınlarından biri COVID-19’a yakalanan öğrencilerin yakalanmayan öğrencilere göre, COVID-19 sebebiyle bir yakınını kaybeden öğrencilerin kaybetmeyen öğrencilere göre Algılanan Stres Ölçeği puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu ve aradaki farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Öğrencilerin algılanan stres düzeyleri ve stres/rahatsızlık algısı arttıkça gündüz uykululuk düzeyleri de artmıştır. Sonuç: Lise öğrencilerinin COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde algıladıkları stres düzeyi arttıkça gündüz uykululuğunun da arttığı saptanmıştır.