The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model

Abstract Aim ‘Helplessness’ is one of the psychological concepts that exploring nurses' helplessness during the COVID‐19 pandemic can lead to timely intervention and empowerment of nurses. Design Concept development. Methods It was carried out using Schwartz‐Barcott and Kim's hybrid model....

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Main Authors: Tooba Hoseini Azizi, Jamalodin Begjani, Alireza Arman, Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1955
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author Tooba Hoseini Azizi
Jamalodin Begjani
Alireza Arman
Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini
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Jamalodin Begjani
Alireza Arman
Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini
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description Abstract Aim ‘Helplessness’ is one of the psychological concepts that exploring nurses' helplessness during the COVID‐19 pandemic can lead to timely intervention and empowerment of nurses. Design Concept development. Methods It was carried out using Schwartz‐Barcott and Kim's hybrid model. Results In the literature review, helplessness is characterized by anxiety symptoms (muscle tension, headache, anorexia and insomnia) and, to some extent, depression (loneliness, guilt, apathy and insensitivity). In the fieldwork, five categories were obtained, including antecedents of helplessness (the nature of the disease, professional responsibility, personal lifestyle disruption and social behaviours), attributes of helplessness (inability to do more for the patient, inability to control the situation, feeling of uselessness, frustration, giving up and uncertainty to continue), consequences of helplessness (increase clinical error, physical manifestations and psychological manifestations), strategies to reduce feelings of helplessness and the difference among helplessness, powerlessness and hopelessness. Conclusion Nurses' helplessness occurs when the nurse has no control over the situation and cannot change it.
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spelling doaj.art-eaec3a0805d641d3bd8f4b3836032f1d2023-09-12T06:16:43ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582023-10-0110106782679310.1002/nop2.1955The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid modelTooba Hoseini Azizi0Jamalodin Begjani1Alireza Arman2Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini3School of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical sciences Tehran IranSchool of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranSchool of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical sciences Tehran IranSchool of Nursing and Midwifery Tehran University of Medical Sciences: The member of research centre of Quran, Hadith and Medicine of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranAbstract Aim ‘Helplessness’ is one of the psychological concepts that exploring nurses' helplessness during the COVID‐19 pandemic can lead to timely intervention and empowerment of nurses. Design Concept development. Methods It was carried out using Schwartz‐Barcott and Kim's hybrid model. Results In the literature review, helplessness is characterized by anxiety symptoms (muscle tension, headache, anorexia and insomnia) and, to some extent, depression (loneliness, guilt, apathy and insensitivity). In the fieldwork, five categories were obtained, including antecedents of helplessness (the nature of the disease, professional responsibility, personal lifestyle disruption and social behaviours), attributes of helplessness (inability to do more for the patient, inability to control the situation, feeling of uselessness, frustration, giving up and uncertainty to continue), consequences of helplessness (increase clinical error, physical manifestations and psychological manifestations), strategies to reduce feelings of helplessness and the difference among helplessness, powerlessness and hopelessness. Conclusion Nurses' helplessness occurs when the nurse has no control over the situation and cannot change it.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1955concept analysisCOVID‐19helplessnesshybrid modelnurses
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Alireza Arman
Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini
The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
Nursing Open
concept analysis
COVID‐19
helplessness
hybrid model
nurses
title The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
title_full The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
title_fullStr The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
title_full_unstemmed The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
title_short The concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A hybrid model
title_sort concept analysis of helplessness in nurses during the covid 19 pandemic a hybrid model
topic concept analysis
COVID‐19
helplessness
hybrid model
nurses
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