Abstract
Objective:To investigate post-traumatic growth (PTG) and analyze its correlation with professional self-identity and social support in Chinese nurses who faced the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic.Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive design was used in this study. An online questionnaire was completed by 266 nurses who faced the COVID-19 emergency in Hubei Province, China. The Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), Professional Self-identity Scale, and Perceived Social Support Scale were used to assess the level of PTG, professional self-identity, and social support. Descriptive, univariate analysis and multiple regression analyses were used in exploring related influencing factors.Results:Participants' mean scores were 96.26 (SD = 21.57) for PTG, 115.30 (SD = 20.82) for professional self-identification, and 66.27 (SD = 12.90) for social support. Multiple regression analysis showed that nurses from other provinces moving to support Hubei Province, professional self-identity, and social support were the main factors affecting nurse stress (p = 0.014, < 0.001, and 0.017, respectively). Professional self-identity and social support were positively correlated with PTG (r = 0.720 and 0.620, respectively).Conclusions:There was a phenomenon of PTG when the nurses faced COVID-19 in Hubei Province. Providing an active coping style helps to improve the level of PTG.
Highlights
The current pandemic is caused by a novel coronavirus that has been dubbed COVID-19 [1]
This study aimed to explore the level of post-traumatic growth (PTG) among frontline nurses and analyzed its correlations with professional self-identity and social support
The results showed that whether nurses moved from other provinces to support Hubei Province, professional self-identity, and social support were the main factors influencing the PTG of nurses assisting in the fight against COVID-19, possibly explaining 53.3% of the total variation, as follows (Table 4)
Summary
The current pandemic is caused by a novel coronavirus that has been dubbed COVID-19 [1]. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency [2]. As the epidemic spread around the world, on March 11, 2020, the WHO officially classified COVID-19 as a pandemic [3]. “Nurses are the backbone of any health system. Many nurses find themselves on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus [4]. A total of 28,600 nurses had sent to Hubei Province to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in China [5]
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