Open AccessPERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, DEPRESSION AND INSOMNIA AMONG NURSING STAFFS DURING COVID-19
Author(s) -
Inthumathi S.R,
B. Sudhakaran,
V. Smitha Ruckmani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/9310451
Subject(s) - insomnia , social support , depression (economics) , anxiety , nursing , mental health , medicine , nonprobability sampling , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , social psychology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting the mental health of people especially the frontline health care workers.Frontline professionals might experience sleep disturbances due to work pressure, stress, anxiety, depression andvarious other psychological factors. Social support plays a protective role in preventing depression and insomniaamong frontline health care professionals. Thus, this study focused on “Perceived Social Support, Depression andInsomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19”. Objectives of the study is to explore the levels of depression andinsomnia among nursing staffs during the pandemic situation and in finding the relationship between Perceived SocialSupport,Depression and Insomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19.The hypothesis of the current study is that there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support andDepression among nursing staffs,there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and insomniaamong nursing staffs and there will be a significant relationship between Depression and Insomnia among nursing staffs.Nature of the study was quantitative and purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Data was collectedthrough Google forms around Chennai using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Patient HealthQuestionnaire-9 and Athens Insomnia Scale from a sample of 51 nursing staffs. Data were analysed using Pearson'sCoefficient of Correlation through SPSS Software. Results showed that there is a significant negative relationshipbetween perceived social support and depression.There is no statistically significant relationship between perceivedsocial support and insomnia.There is a significant positive relationship between depression and insomnia.The presentstudy gave insight about the importance of social support especially during the pandemic situation. Intervention fordepression and insomnia are recommended in the phase of the current pandemic.