College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 25;18(13):6843. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136843.
The secondary traumatic stress (STS) of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients is expected to be high, and it can adversely affect patient care. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of STS of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients, and we identified various factors that influence STS. This study followed a descriptive design. The data of 136 nurses who had provided direct care to COVID-19 patients from 5 September to 26 September 2020 were collected online. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors influencing STS. Participants experienced moderate levels of STS. The regression model of Model 1 was statistically significant (F = 6.21, < 0.001), and the significant factors influencing STS were the duration of care for patients with COVID-19 for more than 30 days (β = 0.28, < 0.001) and working in an undesignated COVID-19 hospital (β = 0.21, = 0.038). In Model 2, the factor influencing STS was the support of a friend in the category of social support (β = -0.21, = 0.039). The nurses caring for COVID-19 patients are experiencing a persistent and moderate level of STS. This study can be used as basic data to treat and prevent STS.
护士照顾 COVID-19 患者的继发性创伤应激预计会很高,这可能会对患者护理产生不利影响。本研究旨在调查照顾 COVID-19 患者的护士的 STS 程度,并确定影响 STS 的各种因素。本研究采用描述性设计。于 2020 年 9 月 5 日至 9 月 26 日期间在线收集了 136 名直接照顾 COVID-19 患者的护士的数据。采用分层回归分析确定影响 STS 的因素。参与者经历了中度水平的 STS。模型 1 的回归模型具有统计学意义(F = 6.21,<0.001),影响 STS 的显著因素是照顾 COVID-19 患者超过 30 天的时间(β = 0.28,<0.001)和在未指定的 COVID-19 医院工作(β = 0.21,= 0.038)。在模型 2 中,影响 STS 的因素是朋友在社会支持类别中的支持(β = -0.21,= 0.039)。照顾 COVID-19 患者的护士经历持续的中度 STS。本研究可作为治疗和预防 STS 的基础数据。