The mediating effect of Covid-19 risk perception on the correlation between levels of mindfulness and preventive health behavior in nursing students

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2022

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Nursing
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Atılım University Department of Nursing opened in 2018. The department is among the few in our Turkey with a program that is 100% in English. In this aspect, the department is also the first and the only one in Ankara. Nurses are some of the key players among healthcare professionals protecting the health of individuals, families and the public, and offering care in line with the principles of holistic and family-based healthcare. Prepared with respect to the changes in Turkey and the world, as well as the developments in the global health sector, course content is presented through technological and innovative methods in education. Hybrid and simulation laboratories armed with cutting-edge equipment are used for skill training as an important portion of the education for nursing. As the field most in demand by nursing and midwifery schools in Turkey, our thesis graduate program for the field Obstetrics and Gynecology shall start in 2020. Holding pedagogical formation certificates and qualifications accredited nationally, and internationally, our academic staff not only offers training in professional skills (cognitive and psychomotor skills) and foreign languages to students, but also prepares students as health professionals for the future, making use of programs such as those on social responsibility, as well as student network activities and international exchange projects.

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this effect. Design and measures: This study used a descriptive and correlational study design. Results: The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.104-unit increase in developing preventive health behavior. Conclusions: The findings revealed that the indirect effect of the level of mindfulness on developing preventive health behavior was at a significant level; therefore, it is concluded that COVID-19 risk perception mediates the correlation between level of mindfulness. Practice implications: The present study is important to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and the effect of these on developing preventive health behaviors.

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Çınar Özbay, Sevil/0000-0002-9281-1614; Akdag Topal, Cansu/0000-0002-1851-1728
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COVID-19 risk perception, Preventive health behavior, Mindfulness, Nursing students

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41

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62

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67

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.019
 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/2442

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