Open AccessPredictors of poor mental health among nurses during COVID‐19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Kim Son Chae,
Quiban Carlota,
Sloan Christine,
Montejano Anna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.697
Subject(s) - anxiety , mental health , depression (economics) , covid-19 , coping (psychology) , logistic regression , pandemic , psychological resilience , clinical psychology , medicine , psychology , cross sectional study , psychiatry , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Aims To examine the impact of various factors affecting nurses' mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Design An online cross‐sectional study. Methods Registered nurses who graduated from a nursing school in Southern California, USA, participated in the study from 20 April–10 May 2020 ( N = 320). Kendall's tau correlations and multivariate logistic regression procedures were performed with stress, anxiety and depression as outcome variables. Results Most nurses reported moderate/high stress (80.1%), while 43% and 26% reported moderate/severe anxiety and depression, respectively. COVID‐19 patient care was positively associated with moderate/severe high stress (OR = 2.25; p = .012) and moderate/severe anxiety (OR = 3.04; p < .001), whereas quarantine was associated with moderate/severe depression (OR = 2.68; p < .001). High levels of family functioning, resilience and spirituality predicted two‐ to sixfold lower odds of moderate/severe stress, anxiety or depression. High resilience, spirituality and family functioning appear to be good coping mechanisms for nurses against stress, anxiety and depression during the pandemic.