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Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 11 - 21, 03.04.2023

Zeliha Büyükbayram Meyreme Aksoy

Abstract

Objective:This study aimed to analyze nurses’ anxiety and hopelessness levels during the period of COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Designed as a descriptive and correlational research, this study was performed with the participation of 622 nurses actively working for healthcare facilities in eastern Turkey. Results: Research data were collected online via Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Hopelessness Scale. It was ascertained that nurses’ mean anxiety and hopelessness scores were successively 18.00±12.73 and 8.99±5.65 points, and there was a statistically significant positive association between the mean anxiety scores and mean hopelessness scores (p˂0.05).
Conclusion: In conclusion, it was identified that the nurses had medium-level anxiety and hopelessness, and, as their anxiety levels went up, their hopelessness levels also rose

Keywords

Anxiety COVID-19 Nurse Hopelessness

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Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 11 - 21, 03.04.2023

Zeliha Büyükbayram Meyreme Aksoy

Abstract

References

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  • 4. TC. Sağlık Bakanlığı. COVID-19 Rehberi. Published 2021. Accessed December 20, 2021. https://covid19.saglik.gov.tr/TR-66301/covid-19-rehberi.html
  • 5. Fan J, Hu K, Li X, et al. A qualitative study of the vocational and psychological perceptions and issues of transdisciplinary nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak. Aging. 2020;12(13):12479-12492. doi:10.18632/aging.103533
  • 6. Naeem F, Irfan M, Javed A. Copıng Wıth Covıd-19: Urgent Need For Buıldıng Resılıence Through Cognıtıve Behavıour Therapy. Khyber Medıcal Unıversıty J. 2020;12(1):1-3. doi:10.35845/kmuj.2020.20194
  • 7. Hu D, Kong Y, Li W, et al. Frontline nurses’ burnout, anxiety, depression, and fear statuses and their associated factors during the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China: A large-scale cross-sectional study. EClinicalMedicine. 2020;24:100424. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100424
  • 8. Maharaj S, Lees T, Lal S. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in a Cohort of Australian Nurses. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;16(1). doi:10.3390/ijerph16010061
  • 9. Hacimusalar Y, Kahve AC, Yasar AB, Aydin MS. Anxiety and hopelessness levels in COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of healthcare professionals and other community sample in Turkey. J Psychiatr Res. 2020;129:181-188. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.024
  • 10. Lai J, Ma S, Wang Y, et al. Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e203976-e203976. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3976
  • 11. Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. The Lancet. 2020;395(10223):497-506. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5
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  • 14. Pouralizadeh M, Bostani Z, Maroufizadeh S, et al. Anxiety and depression and the related factors in nurses of Guilan University of Medical Sciences hospitals during COVID-19: A web-based cross-sectional study. Int J Afr Nurs Sci. 2020;13:100233. doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100233
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  • 16. Beck AT, Weissman A, Lester D, Trexler L. The measurement of pessimism: the hopelessness scale. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1974;42(6):861-865. doi:10.1037/h0037562
  • 17. Şengül H, Çınar F, Bulut A. The Effects of Anxiety Levels on Burnout Syndrome in Nurses. Kocaeli Med J. 2019;8(2):219-229. doi:10.5505/ktd.2019.75875
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  • 19. Durak A, Palabiyikoğlu R. Beck Umutsuzluk Ölçeği Geçerlilik Çalışması. Kriz Derg. 1994;2(2):311-319. doi:10.1501/Kriz_0000000071
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  • 21. Cheung T, Yip PSF. Depression, Anxiety and Symptoms of Stress among Hong Kong Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12(9):11072-11100. doi:10.3390/ijerph120911072
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  • 24. Veloso LUP, Laurindo LMB, Sousa LRP de, Veloso C, Junior FJG da S, Monteiro CF de S. Prevalence of anxiety in nursing professionals of urgency and emergency. J Nurs UFPE Line. 2016;10(11):3969-3976. doi:10.5205/1981-8963-v10i11a11479p3969-3976-2016
  • 25. Li Y, Zhang H, Feng Z, et al. Life events, Anxiety and Depression Among Doctors and Nurses in the Emergency Department: A Study From Eleven General Hospital in Hunan Province, China. J Psychiatry Brain Sci. 2016;1(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.20900/jpbs.20160002
  • 26. Tengilimoğlu D, Zekioğlu A, Tosun N, Işık O, Tengilimoğlu O. Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic period on depression, anxiety and stress levels of the healthcare employees in Turkey. Leg Med Tokyo Jpn. 2021;48:101811. doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101811
  • 27. Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Traumatization in medical staff helping with COVID-19 control. Brain Behav Immun. 2020;87:10. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2020.03.020
  • 28. Durmaz YÇ, Kuzu A, Ki̇li̇g N. Ebe ve Hemşirelerde Çalışma Koşullarının Obsesif Kompulsif Bozukluk ve Anksiyete Üzerine Etkisinin Belirlenmesi. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilim Enstitüsü Derg. 2020;10(1):73-80. doi:10.33631/duzcesbed.587967
  • 29. Yeşi̇lçinar İ, Yanik D, Şahi̇n E, Tarhan R. Yoğun Bakım Hemşirelerinde Ahlaki Duyarlılık, İş Motivasyonu ve Umutsuzluk Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi. J Contemp Med. 2020;10(Erken Görünüm):1-7. doi:10.16899/jcm.706285
  • 30. Aktürk D, Şahi̇n M. Ölümle Çok Karşılaşan Servislerde Çalışan Hemşirelerle Meslekleri Gereği Ölümle Karşılaşmayan Kişilerde Ölüm Kaygısı, Sürekli Kaygı Ve Umutsuzluk Düzeylerinin Karşılaştırılması. Avrasya Sos Ve Ekon Araştırmaları Derg. 2019;6(7):9-23.
  • 31. Polat Ş, Uysal G, Özbey H, Yildirim S. Hemşirelikten Ve Kurumdan Ayrılma Niyetine İşe Seçim Uygulamaları, Kuruma Bağlılık Ve Umutsuzluk Düzeyinin Etkisi. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilim Derg. 2016;5(4):22-36.
  • 32. Spoorthy MS, Pratapa SK, Mahant S. Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review. Asian J Psychiatry. 2020;51:102119. doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102119
  • 33. Hi̇çdurmaz D, Üzar-Özçeti̇n YS. COVID-19 Pandemisinde Ön Safta Çalışan Hemşirelerin Ruhsal Sağlığının Korunması ve Ruhsal Travmanın Önlenmesi. Hacet Üniversitesi Hemşire Fakültesi Derg. 2020;7(Özel Sayı):1-7. doi:10.31125/hunhemsire.775531
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Research Articles
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Zeliha Büyükbayram

Meyreme Aksoy

Publication Date April 3, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 4 Issue: 1

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APA Büyükbayram, Z., & Aksoy, M. (2023). Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 4(1), 11-21.
AMA Büyükbayram Z, Aksoy M. Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. April 2023;4(1):11-21.
Chicago Büyükbayram, Zeliha, and Meyreme Aksoy. “Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 4, no. 1 (April 2023): 11-21.
EndNote Büyükbayram Z, Aksoy M (April 1, 2023) Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 4 1 11–21.
IEEE Z. Büyükbayram and M. Aksoy, “Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic”, YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 11–21, 2023.
ISNAD Büyükbayram, Zeliha - Aksoy, Meyreme. “Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 4/1 (April 2023), 11-21.
JAMA Büyükbayram Z, Aksoy M. Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;4:11–21.
MLA Büyükbayram, Zeliha and Meyreme Aksoy. “Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, 2023, pp. 11-21.
Vancouver Büyükbayram Z, Aksoy M. Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;4(1):11-2.
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