Psychological impact of coronavirus disease on nurses exposed and non-exposed to disease.

Autor: Da'seh A; Applied Science Department, Al-Balqa Applied University, Aqaba, Jordan., Obaid O; Department of Mental Health, Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan., Rababa M; Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of Africa nursing sciences [Int J Afr Nurs Sci] 2022; Vol. 17, pp. 100442. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100442
Abstrakt: Introduction: Nurses who have direct contact with patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and are involved in diagnosis, treatment, and care are at risk for serious psychological health problems.
Purpose: To examine the psychological impact of COVID-19 on nurses who are in direct contact with COVID-19 patients and compared them with other nurses, not in direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
Methods: A descriptive comparative cross-sectional was conducted on a convenience sample of 364 nurses working at three hospitals in Jordan to collect their socio-demographic data and scores on the Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale, 22-item Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and Insomnia Severity Index via Google form questionnaires. Descriptive analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, independent t -test, and multivariable logistic regression with a significance level of p-value < 0.05 were used to analyze the study data.
Results: Overall, the prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress symptoms were 34.1%, 48.9%, 44%, 33.8%, and 67.3%, respectively. Depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia were significantly more prevalent in the exposed group of nurses than in the non-exposed ones. However, no significant difference was found between the groups regarding post-traumatic stress symptoms. Exposure to COVID-19 and the existence of comorbidities were associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress.
Conclusion: Nurses who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients have a higher risk of psychological disorders than nurses who do not. Psychological interventions need to be implemented to enhance nurses' psychological well-being.
(© 2022 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE