Determining the relationship between the fear of Coronavirus and healthy lifestyle behaviors in midwifery students in Türkiye

Abstract

The new coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic, midwifery students, who are usually more interested in face-to-face practical learning, have  shifted to online learning, changing their fear and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The present research aimed to determine the relationship  between the fear of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviors in midwifery students in Türkiye. This cross-sectional study was performed  on 313 midwifery students in the midwifery department of a university in Türkiye from April to June 2021. The data were collected with  the student descriptive information form, Fear of Coronavirus Scale (FCV-19S), and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II(HPLP-II). The data  were analyzed with mean score, standard deviation, number and percentage values, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s  correlation test. The FCV-19S total mean score was moderate with 17.37±5.61. The total mean score on the HPLP-II was 129.93±21.50,  students received the highest mean score on the spiritual development sub-dimension (26.17±5.01) and the lowest mean score on the  physical activity sub-dimension (17.05±5.08). It was found that midwifery students had a moderate fear of COVID-19 and displayed  moderate healthy lifestyle behaviors .