• Journal of the Health Care and Life Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.341-350
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• 2022

This study was conducted to understand the impact of health beliefs and intolerance of uncertainty on preventive health behavior in nursing students during DOVID-19. The data collection period was from April 5, 2021 to April 23, 2021, and the number of participants in the study was 15 in nursing school. The results showed that preventive health behaviors were statistically significantly correlated with intolerance of uncertainty for health beliefs, and factors influencing preventive health behaviors were health beliefs and health status. The explanatory power of theses variables was 20%. Based on these findings, it is of utmost importance to establish correct health beliefs in order to improve the practice of preventive health behaviors among nursing students dursing COVID-19.