Open AccessHealthcare Professionals (Nurses') Perceived Stress and Coping: Amid COVID-19
Author(s) -
Fatmah Alsolami,
Pushpamala Ramaiah,
Nahla A Tayyib,
Mohammed S. Alshmemri,
Sanaa Awwad Alsulami,
Grace Lindsay,
Hayam I. Asfour
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i1831314
Subject(s) - stressor , psychosocial , anxiety , coping (psychology) , covid-19 , health care , psychology , pandemic , nursing , mental health , medicine , perceived stress scale , perception , clinical psychology , stress (linguistics) , psychiatry , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , neuroscience , economics , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy
Background: Nurses are the frontline health professional more likely to undergo various stressors during the pandemic Covid-19 situation. The ongoing unprecedented crisis causes more stress, especially among nurses, as they are the most vulnerable group who predominantly get impacted while delivering comprehensive care.
Aim: This study explored the level of stress among nurses working in different healthcare settings.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among nurses from developed and developing countries between 7 February and 7 April 2020 was adopted for this research. Sixty-four nurses working in different healthcare settings were included in the study. A self-developed online questionnaire using google documents was used to collect data that comprised baseline data, Cohen Perceived stress scale, simplified coping items, and items of psychosocial perception. Results: It was revealed that 75.64% of studied participants (N=64) had a high level of stress, with a mean anxiety score and Standard deviation of 3.52± 1.084, during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. A statistically significant association was found between the demographic variables such as experience and participation in the COVID-19 team at p<.05, whereas gender, age, and working unit do not show any significant associations.
Conclusion: Heath institutions' effective and efficient protocols are required to enhance nurses' mental strength and alleviate their lack of coping strategies, particularly during a crisis.