The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on nursing higher education at Chengdu University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To combat/control the COVID-19 pandemic, a complete lockdown was implemented in China for almost 6 months during 2020.

Purpose

To determine the impact of a long-term lockdown on the academic performance of first-year nursing students via mandatory online learning, and to determine the benefits of online teaching.

Methods

The recruitment and academic performance of 1st-year nursing students were assessed between 2019 [prior to COVID-19, n = 195, (146 women)] and 2020 [during COVID-19, n = 180 (142 women)]. The independent sample t test or Mann-Whitney test was applied for a comparison between these two groups.

Results

There was no significant difference in student recruitment between 2019 and 2020. The overall performance of the first-year students im

SUBMITTER: Cai P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275429 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature