Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020
Introduction & Objective: Coronavirus syndrome has now become a global challenge. Meanwhile, nurses are under great psychological pressure due to their presence in the front line of treatment. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate psychological disorders in nurses facing patients wi...
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| author | Fatemeh Sharififardd Narges Nazari Hamid Asayesh Leila Ghanbari Afra Mohammad Goudarzi Rad Mansoureh Shakeri Mahsa Haji Mohammad Hoseini Motahareh Ghodrati |
| author_facet | Fatemeh Sharififardd Narges Nazari Hamid Asayesh Leila Ghanbari Afra Mohammad Goudarzi Rad Mansoureh Shakeri Mahsa Haji Mohammad Hoseini Motahareh Ghodrati |
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| description | Introduction & Objective: Coronavirus syndrome has now become a global challenge. Meanwhile, nurses are under great psychological pressure due to their presence in the front line of treatment. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid-19 in 2020.
Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 275 nurses working in hospitals receiving infected covid-19 patients were randomly assigned to complete the study and completed the demographic checklist and PTSD and Depression and Anxiety Questionnaires (DASS-21).
Results: The mean and standard deviation of post-traumatic stress disorder in the present study was 17.46 ± 5.42 and 23.5% of the subjects had post-traumatic stress disorder. Also, the mean and standard deviation of depression was 14.83 ± 4.59 The mean and standard deviation of their anxiety was 13.72 ± 4.38.
Conclusion: This study has shown that with the onset and spread of coronavirus disease, the nurses has experienced a lot of stress and anxiety. Lack of sufficient knowledge about the disease, fear of contracting the disease and transmission of the disease to other family members, as well as opposition from family members were among the reasons for anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43171913d0644259b9e679f44286a32a2022-12-21T23:08:31ZfasQom University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum1735-77992008-13752021-04-011527683Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020Fatemeh Sharififardd0Narges Nazari1Hamid Asayesh2Leila Ghanbari Afra3Mohammad Goudarzi Rad4Mansoureh Shakeri5Mahsa Haji Mohammad Hoseini6Motahareh Ghodrati7 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Student Research Committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Department of Medical Emergency, Faculty of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Department oNursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Department oNursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Department oNursing, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Department of Medical Emergency, Faculty of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Introduction & Objective: Coronavirus syndrome has now become a global challenge. Meanwhile, nurses are under great psychological pressure due to their presence in the front line of treatment. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid-19 in 2020. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 275 nurses working in hospitals receiving infected covid-19 patients were randomly assigned to complete the study and completed the demographic checklist and PTSD and Depression and Anxiety Questionnaires (DASS-21). Results: The mean and standard deviation of post-traumatic stress disorder in the present study was 17.46 ± 5.42 and 23.5% of the subjects had post-traumatic stress disorder. Also, the mean and standard deviation of depression was 14.83 ± 4.59 The mean and standard deviation of their anxiety was 13.72 ± 4.38. Conclusion: This study has shown that with the onset and spread of coronavirus disease, the nurses has experienced a lot of stress and anxiety. Lack of sufficient knowledge about the disease, fear of contracting the disease and transmission of the disease to other family members, as well as opposition from family members were among the reasons for anxiety.http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2951-en.htmlpost traumatic stress disorderdepressionanxietymedical staffcovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Sharififardd Narges Nazari Hamid Asayesh Leila Ghanbari Afra Mohammad Goudarzi Rad Mansoureh Shakeri Mahsa Haji Mohammad Hoseini Motahareh Ghodrati Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum post traumatic stress disorder depression anxiety medical staff covid-19 |
| title | Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 |
| title_full | Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 |
| title_short | Evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with Covid 19 in 2020 |
| title_sort | evaluation of psychological disorders in nurses facing patients with covid 19 in 2020 |
| topic | post traumatic stress disorder depression anxiety medical staff covid-19 |
| url | http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2951-en.html |
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