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BIMEREW, Million S.  y  ARENDSE, John P.. Academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among college nursing students. Health SA Gesondheid (Online) [online]. 2024, vol.29, pp.1-8. ISSN 2071-9736.  https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2425.

BACKGROUND: First-year college student's smooth transition and academic success influenced by academic help-seeking behaviour. Academic help-seeking behaviour is largely affected by many factors, including demographic factors, self-esteem and the use of sources for academic learning. AIM: The study investigated academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among first-year college nursing students. SETTING: The study was conducted at a nursing college in the Western Cape province of South Africa. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design with a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 130 first year nursing college students. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were computed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS: More than 77.7% used course materials and books to help with academic learning, 50% of students sought help from their teachers. Only 24.6% and 17.7% of students used YouTube and computers respectively. In all items measured help-seeking is not a threat to self-esteem, teachers and parents did not have unrealistic expectations of their academic performance. Language is significantly associated with (p < 0.001) academic help-seeking behaviour. CONCLUSION: Most students mainly used informal sources for academic learning. Help-seeking was not a threat to self-esteem. The language barrier is significantly associated with academic help-seeking behaviour. The nursing college should provide a coordinated academic language support, academic consultation and counselling services for academically stressed first-year nursing students. CONTRIBUTION: The findings highlighted language as a barrier to academic help-seeking. The study provides insight to strengthen the language and academic support for academic learning for first year nursing students.

Palabras clave : academic expectation; academic performance; academic workload; academic support; college nursing students; help-seeking; perceived stress; help-seeking as a threat to self-esteem.

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