Work stress among Chinese nurses to support Wuhan in fighting against COVID‐19 epidemic
By Yuanyuan Mo, Lan Deng, Liyan Zhang, Qiuyan Lang, Chunyan Liao, Nannan Wang, M. Qin, Huiqiao Huang. Journal of Nursing Management, 2020
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Abstract Aims To investigate the work stress among Chinese nurses who are supporting Wuhan in fighting against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection and to explore the relevant influencing factors. Background The COVID‐19 epidemic has posed a major threat to public health. Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention, infection control, isolation, containment and public health. However, available data on the work stress among these nurses are limited. Methods A cross‐sectional survey. An online questionnaire was completed by 180 anti‐epidemic nurses from Guangxi. Data collection tools, including the Chinese version of the Stress Overload Scale (SOS) and the Self‐rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), were used. Descriptive single factor correlation and multiple regression analyses were used in exploring the related influencing factors. Results The SOS (39.91 ± 12.92) and SAS (32.19 ± 7.56) scores of this nurse group were positively correlated (r = 0.676, p < .05). Multiple regression analysis showed that only children, working hours per week and anxiety were the main factors affecting nurse stress (p = .000, .048, .000, respectively). Conclusions Nurses who fight against COVID‐19 were generally under pressure. Implications for Nursing Management Nurse leaders should pay attention to the work stress and the influencing factors of the nurses who are fighting against COVID‐19 infection, and offer solutions to retain mental health among these nurses.
Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions
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- COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: Systematic review of the current evidence (2020, background): “…rated health (Wang et al., 2020a; Gao et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2020b), poor sleep quality (Du et al., 2020), higher perceived stress load (Mo et al., 2020; Du et al., 2020), previous distressful lifeevents (Mazza et al., 2020), lack of psychological preparedness (Du et al., 2020),…”
- COVID‐19 anxiety among front‐line nurses: Predictive role of organisational support, personal resilience and social support (2020, background): “The main source of anxiety in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic was fear of becoming infected or unknowingly infecting others (Mo et al., 2020).”
- Fear of COVID‐19, psychological distress, work satisfaction and turnover intention among frontline nurses (2020, background): “To effectively play their role during this pandemic, it is essential for nurses to maintain their psychological and mental health (Mo et al., 2020; Catton, 2020); however, the literature has shown that the emergence of COVID-19 has significantly impacted the psychological and mental well-being of…”