School Nurses' Perceptions About Student's Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sweden.
Eva Martinsson, Pernilla Garmy, Eva-Lena Einberg
PMID 35822231WHAT IT FOUND
School nurses reported students stressed about infection, grades and lost friendships, while some felt less anxiety with a slower pace and more family time.
Key findings
01School nurses said students worried about spreading infection to relatives, and some worried about becoming infected themselves.
02They described stress about academic performance and the future, especially among older students, along with a strong longing for social contact.
03The seven categories included both burdens and some relief: fear, school stress, longing for friends, slower pace for some, changing physical activity, and screen time with positive and negative effects.
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What it does not show
The participants were school nurses, not students or families, so the findings are perceptions and may not match students' own experiences. The sample was small and purposive, drawn from 17 nurses in selected Swedish municipalities and one private provider, so it cannot show how common these experiences were. Two nurses who consented did not attend, leaving one small focus group and one individual interview. The interviews were conducted digitally during the pandemic, which may have affected discussion. The findings come from the Swedish school context, so they may not transfer to other education systems.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest and received no financial support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these themes as measured student outcomes or as evidence that distance learning helped or harmed students. The study reports school nurses' perceptions, not direct patient data.