Work and school-related stress in family life during the COVID-19 epidemic (case study)

Abstract

The International Labour Organization (2016) defines stress as the psychological and physical reaction of the individual to a situation that threatens their balance. The objective of the research is to demonstrate the incidence of work and academic stress in the family dynamics of the Nursing Rotation Intern of a Public University of Ecuador during the pandemic, 2023. A quantitative approach was used, descriptive, correlational and explanatory, with a positivist philosophical stance. A population of 180 students who are in their final phase of the Nursing Degree was approached, to whom three pre-established instruments were applied with adaptations made and validated by the judgment of 7 experts, surveys that have allowed the appropriate collection of quantitative data with emphasis on reliability, construct validity and objectivity in the treatment of information and understanding of the data. A descriptive analysis was obtained, characterizing the study population and demonstrating the hypotheses raised through logistic regression, weighting the value of the variables and their indicators of the instruments. The variables studied have significant associations, proving the researcher's hypothesis. It is concluded that there is an impact of work and academic stress on the family dynamics of the student who is taking their pre-professional nursing internships.