The Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Emergency Front-Line Nurse during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cross Sectional Study in Wuhan, China
Author(s) -
MS Xiang Huang Qin Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
practical and professional nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2639-5681
DOI - 10.24966/ppn-5681/100022
Subject(s) - front line , outbreak , covid-19 , china , front (military) , cross sectional study , medicine , acute stress disorder , pandemic , psychiatry , emergency medicine , posttraumatic stress , virology , geography , disease , pathology , archaeology , meteorology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The result of this study indicates the prevalence of PTSD among front-line nurses during the acute phase of the COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, some supportive and effective strategies are indeed to be taken among front-line nurses, in order to prevent and manage this disorder effectively, which probably can release their stress and improve their performance
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