To examine the relationship between Covid-19 stress and distrust in health systems among health sciences faculty students.
Method: The research is a descriptive, correlational study. Data were collected using the information form created by the researchers in line with the literature, Covid-19 Stress Scale and Distrust in Health Systems Scale. The sample of the study consisted of 326 students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university. Sample size; 5% margin of error, 99% confidence level formula and stratified sampling method was used. Ethics committee approval and institutional permission were obtained before data collection.
Results: Of the students who participated in the study, 85.9% (n=280) were female and 14.1% (n=46) were male; 11% of the students reported their current health status as very good, 58.9% as good, and 0.6% as ill. It was determined that 60.7% of the students applied to the hospital for any reason during the Covid-19 Process and 34.0% of the students were diagnosed with coronavirus at least once during the pandemic process. The mean total score of the Covid-19 Stress Scale was 50.60 and the stress level was determined to be moderate. The mean score of the Distrust in Health Systems Scale was 2.85, and a statistically significant positive relationship between Covid-19 Stress and distrust in health systems was found at a moderate level (r=0.421, p<0.001).There was no statistical significance between students' distrust of health systems in all variable groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion and Recommendations: In line with the findings of the study, it was determined that the Covid-19 Stress status of the students was at a moderate level and as the Covid 19 stress increased, the level of distrust in health systems increased.