Department of Nursing, Health Science Faculty, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey.
Health Services Vocational School, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey.
Work. 2022;73(3):809-818. doi: 10.3233/WOR-220194.
It is important to determine nurses' levels of knowledge, health-protective practices for work and social life, and mental health states at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to combat the pandemic and minimize further problems.
To determine the relationships between knowledge levels, health-protective practices, and anxiety among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This cross-sectional study was carried out with the online participation of 605 nurses in Turkey. The researchers prepared a questionnaire form to evaluate the participants' knowledge of COVID-19 and their awareness and health-protective behaviours in work and social life. The mental health statuses of the participants were assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire.
Most of the participants (87.8%) had high levels of knowledge of COVID-19, while 28.8% had severe levels of anxiety disorder. The use of alcohol-based hand disinfectants (88.2%) and the use of N95 or N99 masks (88.5%) were the least frequently practiced protective behaviours at work, while in social life, a healthy and balanced diet (61.6%), social distancing (72.8%), and paying attention to one's sleep pattern (77.3%) were the least frequently practiced protective behaviours. Older age (41-50 years), higher education (master's degree) and having a work experience of 10 years or more were determined to increase the knowledge levels of the participants about COVID-19 (p < 0.001). Anxiety levels were higher in those with a history of mental illness (p < 0.001).
Determining the knowledge levels, health-protective practices, and anxiety levels of nurses who are struggling in the frontlines in the field of health during the pandemic period can make a great contribution to the management of different current epidemics and pandemics and future ones by showing the areas in which nurses need to be empowered.
在 COVID-19 大流行之初，确定护士的知识水平、工作和社会生活中的健康保护实践以及心理健康状况非常重要，以便抗击大流行并最大限度地减少进一步的问题。
确定 COVID-19 大流行期间护士的知识水平、健康保护实践和焦虑之间的关系。
本横断面研究通过土耳其的在线参与，对 605 名护士进行了调查。研究人员准备了一份问卷，评估参与者对 COVID-19 的了解程度以及他们在工作和社会生活中的意识和健康保护行为。参与者的心理健康状况通过广泛性焦虑障碍（GAD-7）问卷进行评估。
大多数参与者（87.8%）对 COVID-19 有很高的了解水平，而 28.8%有严重的焦虑障碍。在工作中，使用酒精基手消毒剂（88.2%）和使用 N95 或 N99 口罩（88.5%）是最不常进行的保护行为，而在社会生活中，健康均衡的饮食（61.6%）、保持社交距离（72.8%）和注意睡眠模式（77.3%）是最不常进行的保护行为。年龄较大（41-50 岁）、教育程度较高（硕士学位）和工作经验 10 年或以上被认为会提高参与者对 COVID-19 的了解程度（p<0.001）。有精神病史的人焦虑程度更高（p<0.001）。
在大流行期间，确定在卫生领域前线奋斗的护士的知识水平、健康保护实践和焦虑水平，对于管理不同的当前传染病和未来的传染病将有很大的贡献，并可以显示出护士需要加强的领域。
