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The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries

BACKGROUND: The abundance of easy and accessible information and the rapid development of social networking sites (SNSs) have proven that the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectivity is attributable to the change in the learning and sharing environment, which...

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Autores principales: Valdez, Glenn Ford D., Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose R., Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq, Korkmaz, Mehmet, Obeid, Samira, Sanchez, Cheryl Lyn A., Ajzoon, Muna B., Fouly, Howieda, Cruz, Jonas P.
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32549785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00447-5
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author Valdez, Glenn Ford D.
Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose R.
Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq
Korkmaz, Mehmet
Obeid, Samira
Sanchez, Cheryl Lyn A.
Ajzoon, Muna B.
Fouly, Howieda
Cruz, Jonas P.
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Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose R.
Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq
Korkmaz, Mehmet
Obeid, Samira
Sanchez, Cheryl Lyn A.
Ajzoon, Muna B.
Fouly, Howieda
Cruz, Jonas P.
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description BACKGROUND: The abundance of easy and accessible information and the rapid development of social networking sites (SNSs) have proven that the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectivity is attributable to the change in the learning and sharing environment, which for the most part is something that classrooms are lacking. Considering the potential implications of SNSs in nursing education reveals the benefits of SNSs in allowing students to communicate and interact with a wider audience and beyond the classroom. The aim of this study is to identify the extent of SNS utilization, the perceived benefits of SNSs and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines and Turkey). METHODS: This study is a quantitative cross-sectional study that determined the relationship between the utilization of SNSs, the perceived benefits of SNSs, and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in the five participating countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines, and Turkey). This paper is based on carefully analysing the survey responses of a sample of 1137 students from an online hosting site. The online instrument focuses on the extent of the utilization and benefits of SNSs according to their accessibility, usability, efficiency and reliability. RESULTS: Based on the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) our findings, reveal a significant positive correlation between the extent of a possible improvement in study habits and the extent of SNS utilization in terms of the four domains, namely, accessibility (r = 0.246), usability (r = 0.377), reliability (r = 0.287) and efficiency (r = 0.387). CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there is a significant positive correlation between students’ study habits and the extent of SNS utilization, meaning that the more students devote themselves to their study habits, the higher the level of SNS utilization. The use of SNSs by nursing students has positive and negative implications, and there is greater potential for further improving approaches to nursing education through the adaptation of curricula based on the proper utilization of SNSs.
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spelling pubmed-72966372020-06-16 The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries Valdez, Glenn Ford D. Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose R. Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq Korkmaz, Mehmet Obeid, Samira Sanchez, Cheryl Lyn A. Ajzoon, Muna B. Fouly, Howieda Cruz, Jonas P. BMC Nurs Research Article BACKGROUND: The abundance of easy and accessible information and the rapid development of social networking sites (SNSs) have proven that the world is small and within reach. The great implication of this interconnectivity is attributable to the change in the learning and sharing environment, which for the most part is something that classrooms are lacking. Considering the potential implications of SNSs in nursing education reveals the benefits of SNSs in allowing students to communicate and interact with a wider audience and beyond the classroom. The aim of this study is to identify the extent of SNS utilization, the perceived benefits of SNSs and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines and Turkey). METHODS: This study is a quantitative cross-sectional study that determined the relationship between the utilization of SNSs, the perceived benefits of SNSs, and the potential of SNSs for improving the study habits of nursing students in the five participating countries (Israel, Iraq, Oman, the Philippines, and Turkey). This paper is based on carefully analysing the survey responses of a sample of 1137 students from an online hosting site. The online instrument focuses on the extent of the utilization and benefits of SNSs according to their accessibility, usability, efficiency and reliability. RESULTS: Based on the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) our findings, reveal a significant positive correlation between the extent of a possible improvement in study habits and the extent of SNS utilization in terms of the four domains, namely, accessibility (r = 0.246), usability (r = 0.377), reliability (r = 0.287) and efficiency (r = 0.387). CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there is a significant positive correlation between students’ study habits and the extent of SNS utilization, meaning that the more students devote themselves to their study habits, the higher the level of SNS utilization. The use of SNSs by nursing students has positive and negative implications, and there is greater potential for further improving approaches to nursing education through the adaptation of curricula based on the proper utilization of SNSs. BioMed Central 2020-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7296637/ /pubmed/32549785 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00447-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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Valdez, Glenn Ford D.
Cayaban, Arcalyd Rose R.
Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq
Korkmaz, Mehmet
Obeid, Samira
Sanchez, Cheryl Lyn A.
Ajzoon, Muna B.
Fouly, Howieda
Cruz, Jonas P.
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title_fullStr The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries
title_full_unstemmed The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries
title_short The utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries
title_sort utilization of social networking sites, their perceived benefits and their potential for improving the study habits of nursing students in five countries
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32549785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00447-5
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