The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psycho-emotional sphere of pediatric inpatient nurses
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https://doi.org/10.32782/2077-6594/2024.1/01Keywords:
COVID-19 pandemic, nurses, anxiety and depression scaleAbstract
Purpose: to evaluate the psycho-emotional sphere, particularly the level of anxiety and depression of nurses in pediatric clinics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods. A survey using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was conducted among 135 nurses working in pediatric clinics in Chernivtsi. The first (I) clinical group consisted of 83 nurses working in pediatric non-communicable disease departments. Group II included 52 nurses working in pediatric departments of infectious diseases. The results. The conducted anonymous questionnaire made it possible to establish that, according to the HADS scale, the level of depression and anxiety was probably higher in the nurses of the pediatric departments of the non-infectious profile than in the medical workers of the infectious departments. In particular, among the interviewees of the 1st group, the loss of satisfaction in life was more likely to be registered (relative risk – 1.4, with an odds ratio – 2.4), a decrease in cheerfulness (daily activity) (relative risk – 1.5, with an odds ratio – 2,5), indifference to appearance (relative risk – 1.7, with an odds ratio – 3.9), loss of pleasure from a favorite activity (relative risk – 1.6, with an odds ratio – 3.2). As a result, it was established that the risk of more pronounced anxiety and depression (>14 points on the HADS scale) among respondents of group I compared to representatives of group II increased by 3.1 times, and the odds ratio increased by 7.3 times. Conclusions The use of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) makes it possible to identify nurses of risk groups regarding the development of psycho-emotional disorders for the development of preventive measures of psychological support.
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