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      Prevalence and influencing factors of psychological distress among nurses in sichuan, china during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study

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          Background

          The COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world. Nurses have inevitably been influenced by it.

          Purpose

          To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of psychological distress among nurses in Sichuan, China over the COVID-19 outbreak.

          Methods

          This study used a cross-sectional survey design. Thousand eight hundred and seventy nurses who worked in COVID-19-designated hospitals participated in the study during the pandemic. Data was collected online between February 8 and February 13, 2020. The self-designed General Information Questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Perception of Hospital Safety Climate Scale, and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire were used. The binomial logistic regression model was applied to assess the association between psychological distress and potential explanatory variables.

          Findings

          At the beginning of the epidemy of the COVID-19 outbreak, 12% of nurses were found to experience psychological distress. The main influencing factors were personal precautionary measures at work, discomfort caused by protective equipment, perception of the hospital safety climate, coping style, and professional title.

          Conclusions

          In the pandemic, wearing protective equipment correctly, a safe hospital climate, and positive coping style for nurses could be beneficial for nurses' mental health. Nurse managers should take measures to build a safe hospital climate.

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          Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

          Jianbo Lai, Simeng Ma, Ying Wang … (2020)
          Key Points Question What factors are associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers in China who are treating patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 1257 health care workers in 34 hospitals equipped with fever clinics or wards for patients with COVID-19 in multiple regions of China, a considerable proportion of health care workers reported experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress, especially women, nurses, those in Wuhan, and front-line health care workers directly engaged in diagnosing, treating, or providing nursing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Meaning These findings suggest that, among Chinese health care workers exposed to COVID-19, women, nurses, those in Wuhan, and front-line health care workers have a high risk of developing unfavorable mental health outcomes and may need psychological support or interventions.
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            Impact on mental health and perceptions of psychological care among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease outbreak: A cross-sectional study

            Lijun Kang, Simeng Ma, Min Min Chen … (2020)
            Highlights • Medical staff experience mental health disturb during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Direct and indirect exposure to COVID-19 affects the mental health profoundly. • Psychological materials and resources provide some protection. • Interventions with appropriate level are urgent.
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              A Qualitative Study on the Psychological Experience of Caregivers of COVID-19 Patients

              Niuniu Sun, Suling Shi, Dandan Jiao … (2020)
              Highlights • Studies on the psychological experience of nurses combating COVID-19 are lacking • We investigated the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19 patients • Nurses showed interweaving positive/negative emotions during outbreak of COVID-19 • Negative emotions are dominant in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak • Coping styles and psychological growth are important for maintaining mental health
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Front Psychiatry
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Front Psychiatry
                Journal ID (publisher-id): Front. Psychiatry
                Title: Frontiers in Psychiatry
                Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
                ISSN (Electronic): 1664-0640
                Publication date (Electronic): 04 August 2022
                Publication date Collection: 2022
                Publication date PMC-release: 04 August 2022
                Volume: 13
                Electronic Location Identifier: 854264
                Affiliations
                [1] 1Department of Nursing, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China
                [2] 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China
                [3] 3General Practice Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China
                [4] 4Department of Healthcare-Associated Infections Control Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China
                [5] 5School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu, China
                [6] 6Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital , Chengdu, China
                Author notes

                Edited by: Xenia Gonda, Semmelweis University, Hungary

                Reviewed by: Min Tan, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, China; Mahlagha Dehghan, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran

                *Correspondence: Caixia Xie xiecaixia1999@ 123456163.com

                This article was submitted to Public Mental Health, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry

                †These authors have contributed equally to this work

                Article
                DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.854264
                PMC ID: 9385956
                PubMed ID: 35990080
                SO-VID: 3216d19f-4188-4d25-b658-15501851cfcd
                Copyright © Copyright © 2022 Xie, Zhang, Ping, Li, Lv and Liao.
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                Date received : 13 January 2022
                Date accepted : 11 July 2022
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 4, Equations: 0, References: 47, Pages: 10, Words: 5922
                Categories
                Subject: Psychiatry
                Subject: Original Research

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: mental health,nurses,covid-19,psychological distress,prevalence and influencing factors
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                Keywords: mental health, nurses, covid-19, psychological distress, prevalence and influencing factors

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