COVID-19 Pandemisinin Hemşirelerin Ruh Sağlığı Durumuna Etkisi: Tanımlayıcı Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Objective: To assess the impact of the pandemic on mental health status for nurses in Iraq. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a major health crisis that has changed the life of millions globally. Coronaviruses are viruses' group that can contract animals and humans and the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome, and COVID-19. Nurses are the primary service providers in the healthcare, nurses who are in close contact with infectious patients need to get their mental health checked and supervised on a regular basis, particularly with regard to stress, anxiety and suicidal ideation, so that they can provide optimal quality of life and healthy mental health to have good care for patients. Material and Methods: A total of sample study (1,000) nurses in Iraq completed an online questionnaire between March to May 2021. Psychological impact was assess using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. Results: The study revealed impact COVID-19 on mental health status (anxiety stress) and no impact COVID-19 on mental health status (depression) for nurses was (p=0.040, p=0.045 respectively). Conclusion: The impact COVID-19 on mental health status for nurses. Recommendation: Protecting the nursing staff from chronic stress, anxiety and depression, which constitutes a psychological burden on health during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, by clarifying the disease and how to prevent it, as well as providing the personal protective equipment to decrease stress, anxiety and depression during the pandemic.