Dehghani Ali, Makaremnia Somaye, Rahmanian Afrooz
Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2023 Oct 10;12(4):255-260. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2023.31779. eCollection 2023 Dec.
COVID-19 is a new disease infecting a large number of people, and undoubtedly have psychological impacts on healthcare workers. Among healthcare staff, nurses are the most involved ones in fighting against COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to explore nurses' experiences of psychological consequences during caring patients with COVID-19.
The present qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis approach (Graneheim and Lundman) Iran. Participants in this study included 15 nurses working with patients with COVID-19, selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using in-depth interviews. The rigor of data was assessed using the criteria proposed by Guba and Lincoln.
Nurses reported the four following psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on caring patients with COVID-19: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, physical exhaustion, and aggressive behaviors.
The data showed that nurses experienced a variety of psychological consequences during caring patients with COVID-19. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor nurses' psychological problems and implement interventions to improve their mental health.
新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是一种感染大量人群的新疾病,无疑会对医护人员产生心理影响。在医护人员中,护士是抗击COVID-19过程中参与度最高的群体。因此,本研究旨在探讨护士在护理COVID-19患者期间所经历的心理影响。
本定性研究采用传统内容分析法(格拉内海姆和伦德曼)在伊朗进行。本研究的参与者包括15名护理COVID-19患者的护士,采用目的抽样法选取。通过深入访谈收集数据。使用古巴和林肯提出的标准评估数据的严谨性。
护士报告了COVID-19大流行对护理COVID-19患者产生的以下四种心理影响:创伤后应激障碍、抑郁、身体疲惫和攻击性行为。
数据显示,护士在护理COVID-19患者期间经历了各种心理影响。因此,有必要监测护士的心理问题并实施干预措施以改善他们的心理健康。