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

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 d...

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Autores principales: Karadas, Canan, Topal, Cansu Akdag, Ozbay, Sevil Çinar, Kanbay, Yalçın, Ay, Ayşe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9303062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36428076
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.019
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Sumario: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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