The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on enrollment in undergraduate health-related studies in Spain.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine whether the pandemic has reinforced the choice of pursuing health-related bachelor's degrees, and to identify underlying factors that could contribute to that impact. This is a cross-sectional study using an online survey of 2,344 students of nursing, physiotherapy, medicine, psychology and podiatry who started health-related bachelor's degrees after the COVID-19 outbreak in Spanish higher education institutions. The pandemic influenced the choice of these studies by increasing the desire to help others (33.2%), by increasing citizenship values (28.4%), and by increasing the desire to contribute to improving the situation of the country (27.5%). Women had a significantly greater influence on the increase in social values related to the practice of the

SUBMITTER: March-Amengual JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214337 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature