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The Reflections of Nursing Students, the Future COVID-19 Pandemic Warriors: A Qualitative Evaluation on Fear Appeal

Geleceğin COVID-19 Pandemi Savaşçıları Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Düşünceleri: Korku Çekiciliği Üzerine Nitel Bir Değerlendirme

Orhan Çakır(İzmir Tınaztepe Üniversitesi)0000-0002-4231-3561
Aynur Çetinkaya(MANİSA CELÂL BAYAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1599-0070
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2025-03-28
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Conclusion: The qualitative assessment conducted in this study with nursing students may provide a different perspective on the handling of fear and threat perception through motivation.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The aim of this study is to determine what nursing students, the future health professionals, think about the concept of “COVID-19 Pandemic”.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: This qualitative study employed the Word Association Test (WAT) as a data collection tool to obtain the reflections regarding COVID-19 Pandemic among the first and the second-year students, and the concept of "COVID-19 Pandemic" was defined through face-to-face interviews carried out with the volunteering students (n=97).
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The qualitative assessment conducted in this study with nursing students may provide a different perspective on the handling of fear and threat perception through motivation.
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⚙️Variables:COVID-19 Pandemic · Nursing Student · Theory

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Aim: The aim of this study is to determine what nursing students, the future health professionals, think about the concept of “COVID-19 Pandemic”. Material and Methods: This qualitative study employed the Word Association Test (WAT) as a data collection tool to obtain the reflections regarding COVID-19 Pandemic among the first and the second-year students, and the concept of "COVID-19 Pandemic" was defined through face-to-face interviews carried out with the volunteering students (n=97). Results: Analysis of data collected from 97 nursing students regarding COVID-19 Pandemic yielded five main categories: Perceived threat assessment [frequency, f:144], coping response [f:134], mask/distance/cleaning [f=189], special connotations for COVID-19 disease [f=57], and restrictions/bans [f=45]), based on the reflections that the term “COVID-19 Pandemic” evoked among the students. Conclusion: The qualitative assessment conducted in this study with nursing students may provide a different perspective on the handling of fear and threat perception through motivation.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı geleceğin sağlık profesyonelleri olan hemşirelik öğrencilerinin “COVID-19 Pandemisi” kavramı hakkında ne düşündüklerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu nitel araştırmada, 1. ve 2. sınıf öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Pandemisine ilişkin yansımalarını elde etmek amacıyla veri toplama aracı olarak Kelime İlişkilendirme Testi (WAT) kullanılmış ve "COVID-19 Pandemisi" kavramı yüz ifadeleri aracılığıyla tanımlanmıştır. Gönüllü öğrencilerle (n=97) yüzyüze görüşmeler yapıldı. Bulgular: 97 hemşirelik öğrencisinden COVID-19 Pandemisine ilişkin toplanan verilerin analizi sonucunda beş ana kategori ortaya çıktı: Algılanan tehdit değerlendirmesi [frekans, f:144], başa çıkma tepkisi [f:134], maske/mesafe/temizlik [f=189], “COVID-19 Pandemisi” teriminin öğrencilerde uyandırdığı yansımalardan hareketle, COVID-19 hastalığına ilişkin özel çağrışımlar [f=57] ve kısıtlama/yasaklamalar [f=45] yapılmıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada hemşirelik öğrencileriyle yapılan niteliksel değerlendirme, korku ve tehdit algısının motivasyon yoluyla ele alınması konusunda farklı bir bakış açısı sağlayabilir.

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Çakır, O., Çetinkaya, A. (2025). The Reflections of Nursing Students, the Future COVID-19 Pandemic Warriors: A Qualitative Evaluation on Fear Appeal. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 14 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1615505

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