Determination of the factors that affect moral support perception of students receiving education in the Faculty of Health Sciences

The study was conducted as a cross-sectional and descriptive study to determine the factors that affect moral support perception of students receiving education in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Target population of the study consisted of 802 students receiving education in Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Health Sciences in the 2018-2019 academic year. Sample of the study consisted of students who participated in the study voluntarily between February 4th-April 4th, 2019 and met the inclusion criteria. The study data were collected using the 'Sociodemographic Data Collection Form' and the 'Determination of Moral Support Perception Scale' via the SPSS-23.0 package program. In evaluation of the data the Shapiro-Wilk Test was used. The Mann-Whitney U Test was used in paired group comparisons and the Kruskal Wallis Test in multiple group comparisons. Students' score average of moral support perception was found to be 51.36±8.96. As a result of the statistical analysis, it was determined that there was a statistically significant correlation between students' age, sex and type of high school they graduated from and their score average of moral support perception (p<0,05). As a result, it was determined that nursing students had a higher total score average of moral support perception. This result shows that nursing students have a certain level of positive morale and moral care perception.