Psychological impact during Covid-19 pandemic and academic performance in emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) among IIUM Kuantan nursing students

• Main Authors: Nik Rusli, Nik Nor Amani, Cho Cho Zaw, Cho Cho Zaw
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences 2022
• Subjects: RT Nursing; RT71 Study and Teaching
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/99126/7/99126_Psychological%20impact%20during%20Covid-19%20pandemic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/99126/; https://saspublishers.com/media/articles/SJAMS_107_1142-1149.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed Coronavirus as a pandemic and has declared it as a public health emergency of global worldwide concern. The spread of the pandemic triggered widespread fear and caused a variety of changes in people's lives, seriously affecting them, physically and mentally. The epidemic of COVID-19 has effectively impacted nearly all areas of our society, including the higher education, and has prompted higher education institutions around the World to implement a distance learning mode called Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERTL). The transition from face-to-face learning to online learning has brought many challenges to the students including their academic performance. Aim: This research conducted to measure the psychological impact during COVID-19 pandemic and academic performance in ERTL among IIUM Kuantan nursing students. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 of IIUM Kuantan nursing students using the convenience sampling method. The data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS 20.0 software for both descriptive and statistical findings. Results: The mean anxiety score of the students was 40.62 (±8.867) which indicated the normal anxiety level among them, in which majority of them 149 (73.8%) have normal level of anxiety, 45 (22.3%) of them with mild to moderate anxiety and 8 (4.0%) with severe level of anxiety. However, ERTL has a substantial negative impact toward the students‟ academic performance showing a significant association between their psychological impact with p-value<0.05. Conclusion: There is a significant association between the students‟ psychological impact during COVID-19 pandemic and their academic performance in ERTL. Most of them had been affected by this abrupt change in their study due to the pandemic. Thus, the academic as well as the University management, specifically need to address this issue and provide the best actions and solutions for the students in order to prevent the upcoming issues.