Anonymous online survey instrument
| Section 1: Demographics |
| This short section will help us find out about you and your stage in your university programme. All questions are anonymous |
| 1. What is your gender? (Options: female/male/non-binary/prefer not to say) |
| 2. What is your age? (Options: 18–23 years/24–29 years/30 + years) |
| 3. What discipline/college course are you enrolled in? (Options: speech and language therapy/occupational therapy/physiotherapy/radiation therapy/social work) |
| 4. What year of study are you in? (Options: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/postgraduate) |
| 5. Where did you complete a placement during COVID-19? (Options: acute hospital setting/primary care setting/disability setting/mental health setting/community setting/private practice/probation services/Tusla/other) |
| 6. What was your living arrangement during your placement? (Options: lived with family, lived with friends, lived alone, other) |
| Section 2: Health and Safety |
| This section asks you questions about health and safety on your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 7. I found the COVID-19-related information about Health and Safety provided by my Practice Education Co-ordinator/Practice Education Lecturers in advance of my placement useful |
| 8. I was concerned about undertaking a Health Risk Assessment associated with COVID-19 provided by my discipline in advance of placement (i.e. identifying whether you were in high risk or very high risk category) |
| 9. I found the algorithm related to COVID-19 symptoms and what actions to take easy to understand and use (Occupational Therapy, Radiation Therapy and Physiotherapy only) |
| 10. I found the COVID Trinity Live App for the presence/absence of COVID symptoms easy to understand and complete |
| 11. Please feel free to comment about the Health and Safety information provided, Risk Assessment and/or the Trinity Live App: (free field comment box provided) |
| 12. I was concerned about my own health and safety in advance of undertaking the work-based placement |
| 13. I was concerned about my own health and safety during the work-based placement |
| 14. I was concerned about my own health and safety after the work-based placement |
| 15. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family in advance of undertaking the work-based placement |
| 16. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family during the work-based placement |
| 17. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family after the work-based placement |
| 18. As a result of COVID-19, I was more stressed than I would usually feel about placement |
| 19. Please list your top three main concerns in relation to health and safety with regards to placement in the text box below (free field comment box provided) |
| Section 3: Practice Education Support from College Department and Placement Site |
| This section asks you questions about support and advice you received from your college department and placement site for your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 20. I felt prepared for my work-based placement by my college department and placement site |
| 21. I knew who to contact in my college department and placement site for support and advice |
| 22. The person to contact for support and advice was available to answer questions and concerns |
| 23. I felt my concerns were addressed about my work-based placement by the person to contact |
| 24. I felt supported my college department and placement site to undertake the work-based placement |
| 25. Please list the top three useful supports you received from your college department and/or from your placement site (free field comment box provided) |
| Section 4: Professional Development and Learning Experience on your Work-Based Placement |
| This section asks you questions about your professional development and learning experience on your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 26. My learning experience on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 27. My ability to develop the necessary professional skills on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 28. My confidence as a student health and social care professional was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 29. My ability to progress to the next year of college/graduate was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 30. The duration of my placement (no of weeks/days) was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 31. The length of my placement day (no of hours per day) was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 32. I missed days of placement due to COVID-19 related symptoms/being a close contact/waiting for a test result |
| 33. The access to clients/service users/patients on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 34. Opportunities to work with clients/service users/patients face-to-face on my work-based placement were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 35. My communication and relationships with clients/service users/patients were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 36. My sense of belonging to the service team in my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 37. The on-site and off-site learning activities on my work-based placement were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 38. The supervision and feedback processes from my supervisor were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 39. The assessment/grading processes by my supervisor were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 40. Please list the top three impacts/challenges of COVID-19 on your work-based placement: (free field comment box provided) |
| 41. I learned new skills as a result of COVID-19 (e.g. telehealth skills, donning and doffing PPE, MDT working) |
| 42. I gathered new knowledge as a result of COVID-19 (e.g. infection prevention and control; simulated case-based discussions) |
| 43. I gained experience wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a result of COVID-19 |
| 44. I feel more prepared for the workplace as a result of COVID-19 |
| 45. Please list the top three benefits of COVID-19 on your work-based placement: (free field comment box provided) |
| Section 5: Additional comments |
| 46. Please provide any further comments you would like to add about your work-based placement during COVID-19: (free field comment box provided) |
| This short section will help us find out about you and your stage in your university programme. All questions are anonymous |
| 1. What is your gender? (Options: female/male/non-binary/prefer not to say) |
| 2. What is your age? (Options: 18–23 years/24–29 years/30 + years) |
| 3. What discipline/college course are you enrolled in? (Options: speech and language therapy/occupational therapy/physiotherapy/radiation therapy/social work) |
| 4. What year of study are you in? (Options: 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/postgraduate) |
| 5. Where did you complete a placement during COVID-19? (Options: acute hospital setting/primary care setting/disability setting/mental health setting/community setting/private practice/probation services/Tusla/other) |
| 6. What was your living arrangement during your placement? (Options: lived with family, lived with friends, lived alone, other) |
| This section asks you questions about health and safety on your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 7. I found the COVID-19-related information about Health and Safety provided by my Practice Education Co-ordinator/Practice Education Lecturers in advance of my placement useful |
| 8. I was concerned about undertaking a Health Risk Assessment associated with COVID-19 provided by my discipline in advance of placement (i.e. identifying whether you were in high risk or very high risk category) |
| 9. I found the algorithm related to COVID-19 symptoms and what actions to take easy to understand and use (Occupational Therapy, Radiation Therapy and Physiotherapy only) |
| 10. I found the COVID Trinity Live App for the presence/absence of COVID symptoms easy to understand and complete |
| 11. Please feel free to comment about the Health and Safety information provided, Risk Assessment and/or the Trinity Live App: ( |
| 12. I was concerned about my own health and safety in advance of undertaking the work-based placement |
| 13. I was concerned about my own health and safety during the work-based placement |
| 14. I was concerned about my own health and safety after the work-based placement |
| 15. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family in advance of undertaking the work-based placement |
| 16. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family during the work-based placement |
| 17. I was concerned about the health and safety of my family after the work-based placement |
| 18. As a result of COVID-19, I was more stressed than I would usually feel about placement |
| 19. Please list your top three main concerns in relation to health and safety with regards to placement in the text box below ( |
| This section asks you questions about support and advice you received from your college department and placement site for your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 20. I felt prepared for my work-based placement by my college department and placement site |
| 21. I knew who to contact in my college department and placement site for support and advice |
| 22. The person to contact for support and advice was available to answer questions and concerns |
| 23. I felt my concerns were addressed about my work-based placement by the person to contact |
| 24. I felt supported my college department and placement site to undertake the work-based placement |
| 25. Please list the top three useful supports you received from your college department and/or from your placement site ( |
| This section asks you questions about your professional development and learning experience on your work-based placement. Please read the following statements and rate on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (agree) and 4 (strongly agree) |
| 26. My learning experience on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 27. My ability to develop the necessary professional skills on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 28. My confidence as a student health and social care professional was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 29. My ability to progress to the next year of college/graduate was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 30. The duration of my placement (no of weeks/days) was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 31. The length of my placement day (no of hours per day) was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 32. I missed days of placement due to COVID-19 related symptoms/being a close contact/waiting for a test result |
| 33. The access to clients/service users/patients on my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 34. Opportunities to work with clients/service users/patients face-to-face on my work-based placement were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 35. My communication and relationships with clients/service users/patients were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 36. My sense of belonging to the service team in my work-based placement was impacted by COVID-19 |
| 37. The on-site and off-site learning activities on my work-based placement were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 38. The supervision and feedback processes from my supervisor were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 39. The assessment/grading processes by my supervisor were impacted by COVID-19 |
| 40. Please list the top three impacts/challenges of COVID-19 on your work-based placement: ( |
| 41. I learned new skills as a result of COVID-19 (e.g. telehealth skills, donning and doffing PPE, MDT working) |
| 42. I gathered new knowledge as a result of COVID-19 (e.g. infection prevention and control; simulated case-based discussions) |
| 43. I gained experience wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a result of COVID-19 |
| 44. I feel more prepared for the workplace as a result of COVID-19 |
| 45. Please list the top three benefits of COVID-19 on your work-based placement: ( |
| 46. Please provide any further comments you would like to add about your work-based placement during COVID-19: ( |
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