Comparison of the Perception of Caring among Croatian and Slovenian Students of the first and the third year of Undergraduate Study of Nursing

Cilj istraživanja Cilj je ovoga istraživanja bio istražiti postoje li razlike u percepciji skrbi između hrvatskih i slovenskih studenata prve i treće godine preddiplomskog studija sestrinstva s obzirom na države, spol, godinu studija (dob) te vrstu studija (redoviti ili izvanredni). Nacrt studije Studija je ustrojena kao presječna studija. Ispitanici i metode Ispitanici su studenti prve i treće godine studija na preddiplomskom studiju Sestrinstvo pri Fakultetu za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Osijek Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera Osijek te Fakulteta za zdravstvene znanosti pri Sveučilištu u Mariboru. Kao instrument istraživanja koristio se anonimni sandardizirani anketni upitnik (Caring Dimensions Inventory 25, Lea&Watson 1997). Rezultati U istraživanju ukupno je sudjelovalo 370 ispitanika (studenata) od kojih je 194 hrvatskih, a 176 slovenskih. Od 370 ispitanika 302 (74,8 %) su žene, a 68 (25,2 %) su muškarci. 170 je ukupno studenata prve godine studija, a 199 studenata treće godine. Pri ocjeni kulture skrbi u odnosu na države, značajno su veće ocjene hrvatskih studenata u 14 od 25 tvrdnji. Zaključak Hrvatski su studenti značajno više izvanredni u odnosu na slovenske studente. S obzirom na spol u više je čestica značajna razlika između hrvatskih i slovenskih studenata kod muškaraca nego li kod žena. Prema godini studiranja u više čestica je značajna razlika između hrvatskih i slovenskih studenata prve godine, te studenata redovitog studija. Nema značajne razlike u ukupnoj skali CDI između hrvatskih i slovenskih studenata, ali su značajne razlike kod studenata 1. godine i kod redovnih studenata.Comparison of the Perception of Caring among Croatian and Slovenian Students of the First and the Third Year of the Undergraduate Study of Nursing Objectives The goal of this cross-sectional study was to analyze whether there are differences in perceptions of caring between Croatian and Slovene students in the first and third year of undergraduate study of nursing with regard to the country, gender, year of study (age) and type of study. Study design The study was structured as a cross-sectional study. Participants and Methods The study population included nursing students of the first and third year of the undergraduate study program at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Care Osijek, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer and at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Maribor. An anonymous, standardized questionnaire (Caring Dimensions Inventory 25, Lea&Watson 1997) was used as a research instrument. Results A total of 370 students participated in the study, out of which 194 were Croatian and 176 were Slovenian. 302 (74,8 %) were women, and 68 (25,2 %) were men. There was a total of 170 students of the first year of study and 199 students of the third year. In assessing the caring culture in relation to the country, there are significantly higher scores of Croatian students in 14 out of 25 statements. Conclusion With regard to the gender, the difference between Croatian and Slovene students is significant in more cases in men than in women. When it comes to the year of study, there is a significant difference between Croatian and Slovene students of the first year in several parts. There is no significant difference in the overall CDI scale between Croatian and Slovene students, but there are significant differences in first year students