Xiuchuan Li1, Ying Zhou1, Xiaoyue Xu2,3. 1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China. 2. School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3. Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT) Research Centre, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract
AIMS: To evaluate psychological well-being and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among front-line nurses during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease-2019 is a pandemic that has posed a public health emergency of international concern. Psychological well-being of front-line nurses is a big concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: With a predictive study design, a same survey was sent separately at two time points (i.e. before and after nurses worked at COVID-19 units) between January and March 2020 among 356 front-line nurses in First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China. RESULTS: Of a total 356 front-line nurses, stress level and the prevalence of PTSD were significantly increased after they worked at COVID-19 units. Nurses who had work experience less than 2 years were significantly associated with a high risk of developing PTSD. Nurses who worked in COVID-19 inpatients wards had significantly higher odds of being PTSD (odds ratio [OR] = 21.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.08; 94.5) than those who worked in other COVID-19-related units. Resilience was negatively associated with PTSD (OR = 0.96, 95% CI: 0.93; 0.99). CONCLUSION: Nurses had significantly increased risk to develop PTSD during COVID-19 pandemic. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Clinical and policy strategies to support front-line nurses' psychological well-being, particularly young nurses, in response to COVID-19 crisis are urgently needed.
AIMS: To evaluate psychological well-being and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among front-line nurses during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease-2019 is a pandemic that has posed a public health emergency of international concern. Psychological well-being of front-line nurses is a big concern during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: With a predictive study design, a same survey was sent separately at two time points (i.e. before and after nurses worked at COVID-19 units) between January and March 2020 among 356 front-line nurses in First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, China. RESULTS: Of a total 356 front-line nurses, stress level and the prevalence of PTSD were significantly increased after they worked at COVID-19 units. Nurses who had work experience less than 2 years were significantly associated with a high risk of developing PTSD. Nurses who worked in COVID-19 inpatients wards had significantly higher odds of being PTSD (odds ratio [OR] = 21.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.08; 94.5) than those who worked in other COVID-19-related units. Resilience was negatively associated with PTSD (OR = 0.96, 95% CI: 0.93; 0.99). CONCLUSION: Nurses had significantly increased risk to develop PTSD during COVID-19 pandemic. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Clinical and policy strategies to support front-line nurses' psychological well-being, particularly young nurses, in response to COVID-19 crisis are urgently needed.
Authors: Mónica Blanco-Daza; María de la Vieja-Soriano; Susana Macip-Belmonte; María Del Carmen Tercero-Cano Journal: Enferm Clin (Engl Ed) Date: 2022-02-21