Open AccessCovid-19 Related Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Nurses Working as Front Line Workers in a Selected Hospital in Mumbai City
Author(s) -
Sheryl Cornelio,
Saly Suseel,
Valsa Thomas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-9571
DOI - 10.52403/ijhsr.20210526
Subject(s) - anxiety , medicine , depression (economics) , covid-19 , hospital anxiety and depression scale , dass , front line , mental health , scale (ratio) , data collection , stress (linguistics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , statistics , physics , philosophy , mathematics , quantum mechanics , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , pathology
Background: Healthcare workers getting exposed to Covid-19 patients could be psychologically stressed. With the rapid spread of the disease, tremendous pressure and challenges are faced by the nurses.Purpose: The purpose/aim of the study was to assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress among Nurses working in the Covid-19 ICU and wards and Covid-19 clinic.Method: Quantitative approach with descriptive design was used for the study and convenient sampling was used with the sample size being 83. Standardized scale known as DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and stress scale) scale was used for the collection of data.Results: To analyze the data, inferential statistics was used. The major findings of the study showed that majority of the Nurses (34%) (N=28) had moderate anxiety. Also, majority of them (75%) (N=63) did not find any symptoms of depression. A majority of (48%) (N=40) had moderate level of stress.Conclusion/Implications: The findings of the study suggest that working in the Covid-19have both negative and positive impact on the emotional impact of the Nurses. Providing required basic needs and support both physical and psychological plays a vital role in maintaining the mental health of the Nurses.Key words: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Nurses, Covid-19.