Obstacles of Online Learning Facing Nursing Students after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Participants’ characteristics and scores on outcome variables (N = 325).

Characteristic	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	99	30.5
Female	226	69.5
Marital status
Single	245	75.4
Married	71	21.8
Divorced/Widowed	9	2.8
Number of family members
Less than 5 members	63	19.4
5–9 members	238	73.2
10 or more members	24	7.4
Family income
Less than 500 USD	163	50.2
500–999 USD	136	41.8
1000–1499 USD	18	5.5
1500 USD or more	8	2.5
Geographical region
Northern	203	62.5
Middle	112	34.5
Southern	10	3.1
Living place
With family	309	95.1
University dormitory	7	2.2
With colleagues/friends	5	1.5
Alone	4	1.2
Study program
Bachelor program	159	48.9
Bridging program (diploma-to-bachelor)	166	51.1
Study year
1^st year	64	19.7
2^nd year	37	11.4
3^rd year	101	31.1
≥4^th year	123	37.8
University
Governmental	105	32.3
Private	220	67.7
Available Internet
Not available	6	1.8
Mobile data	138	42.5
Internet router	117	36.0
Two sources	64	19.7
Available devices
Mobile phone	207	63.7
Desktop computer	8	2.5
Laptop	4	1.2
Tablet	3	0.9
More than one device	103	31.7
Outcome scores	Mean	Standard deviation
Item 1	3.04	1.24
Item 2	3.28	1.30
Item 3	2.49	1.19
Academic obstacles	2.94	0.95
Item 4	2.87	1.20
Item 5	3.12	1.16
Item 6	2.60	1.13
Item 7	3.49	1.16
Item 8	2.41	1.04
Technological obstacles	2.90	0.83
Item 9	3.14	1.19
Item 10	3.30	1.20
Item 11	3.30	1.19
Administrative obstacles	3.25	1.00
Overall obstacles’ score	3.00	0.78