Chen Shu-Chen, Lee Tony Szu-Hsien, Chao En
Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
Front Public Health. 2024 Nov 22;12:1437766. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1437766. eCollection 2024.
The psychological well-being of nurses, during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a critical area of concern. This study examines the psychological impact of the pandemic on nurses, focusing on the mediating role of perceived social distance between work units and depression.
This study employed a cross-sectional design with respondent driven sampling. Anonymous questionnaire consisting of demographics, perceived social distancing and depression were distributed through email, Facebook, LINE, and other online platforms by key informants of nurses. A total of 1,064 volunteered questionnaires were collected, consisting of 1,032 females and 32 males.
Data showed that 517 (48.9%) nurses may have depression. Results from the structure equation modeling indicated that perception of social distancing mediates between individuals in units of care and depression, while unit and tenure of nursing work were negatively associated with depression.
The study findings support that perceived social distancing due to COVID-19 pandemic from others toward nurses may have influential impact on elevated depression, especially for nurses worked in the acute critical care. Thus, emotional support should be emphasized, and avenues for stress relief should be provided as well as creating a supportive workplace environment is crucial to nurses and patient safety.
在新冠疫情期间，护士的心理健康已成为一个关键的关注领域。本研究考察了疫情对护士的心理影响，重点关注工作单位间感知到的社会距离与抑郁之间的中介作用。
本研究采用应答者驱动抽样的横断面设计。由护士关键信息提供者通过电子邮件、脸书、LINE和其他在线平台分发包含人口统计学、感知到的社会距离和抑郁情况的匿名问卷。共收集到1064份自愿填写的问卷，其中女性1032人，男性32人。
数据显示，517名（48.9%）护士可能患有抑郁症。结构方程模型的结果表明，社会距离的感知在护理单元中的个体与抑郁之间起中介作用，而护理工作的单元和任期与抑郁呈负相关。
研究结果支持，新冠疫情导致他人对护士的社会距离感知可能对抑郁情绪的升高有影响，尤其是对从事急性重症护理工作的护士。因此，应强调情感支持，提供减压途径，营造支持性的工作场所环境对护士和患者安全至关重要。
