Studies from University of Sharjah Provide New Data on COVID-19 (Posttraumatic Stress Disorders and Influencing Factors During the Covid-19 Pandemic: a Cross-sectional Study of Frontline Nurses): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2022 JAN 07 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Fresh data on Coronavirus - COVID-19 are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “To assess the extent of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and severity, factors motivating work continuation, and factors influencing PTSD development among frontline nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has an emotional toll on nurses.”

Financial support for this research came from Research Institute ofMedical andHealth Sciences/Health PromotionResearchGroup.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Sharjah, “Exposure to traumatic events associated with the pandemic places frontline nurses at risk for developing PTSD. Cross-sectional study. Frontline nurses (n = 370) who cared for COVID-19 patients in three governmental hospitals in the United Arab Emirates were recruited from November 2020 to January 2021. The self-reported Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) was used to assess PTSD. The motivational factors for work continuation explored were: work-related factors (e.g., availability of personal protective equipment and management recognition), family support, and obligation to care. We used correlation and multiple regression analyses to investigate factors that influenced PDS score, including sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., gender, age, exercising status, and general health status), work factors (e.g., hospital type [COVID vs non-COVID], prior work experience, and encountering deaths), and factors motivating work continuation. The reporting of this study was consistent with STROBE guidelines. In total, 36.2% participants had a probable PTSD diagnosis (PDS score >= 28) with most reporting unwanted memories. Family support (95.9%) and management recognition (90.8%) were the most frequently reported motivating factors. Factors significantly associated with higher PDS score were smoking, lack of management recognition, not exercising, and encountering COVID-19 deaths; the correlation and regression coefficients (b) were significant (p < 0.05). Conclusions and implications for nursing/health policy Policy makers must expand healthcare policies to address frontline nurses’ mental health as a priority during the pandemic.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Nurse leaders must be involved in health policy development to protect nurses in anticipation of and during global health emergencies.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Posttraumatic Stress Disorders and Influencing Factors During the Covid-19 Pandemic: a Cross-sectional Study of Frontline Nurses. International Nursing Review, 2021. International Nursing Review can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; International Nursing Review - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1466-7657)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Wegdan Bani Issa, University of Sharjah, College of Health and Science, Res Inst Med & Hlth Sci, Dept. of Nursing, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Additional authors for this research include Hussam Al Nusair, Abdulrahman AlTamimi, Mohammad Rababa, Roba Saqan, Heba Hijazi, Amina Al-Marzouqi, Hanif Abdul Rahman and Lin Naing.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12734. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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