Journal
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 639-645Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12859
Keywords
China; COVID-19; infectios disease; mental health; nurses; pandemic; resilience
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Funding
- Fudan University Science Establishment [IDF162005]
- National Institute of Mental Health [P30MH058107, R25MH087217]
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center [2020YJKY01]
- UCLA CTSI/SON Intramural fund
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The study described the psychological resilience exhibited by nurses while caring for COVID-19 patients, as well as factors that enhanced their resilience during the pandemic such as familiarity with infectious disease protocols, a sense of professional achievement, social support, trust in the infection-control response team in the hospital, and use of self-regulation strategies.
The aim of this study was to describe the resilience of nurses who cared for patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, as well as factors that potentially contributed to that resilience. A total of 23 frontline nurses who cared for patients with COVID-19 were recruited from a COVID-19-designated facility in Shanghai, China, using purposive sampling strategies. In-depth interviews were conducted from March to May 2020. Qualitative data were transcribed verbatim and content analysis was used. Nurses exhibited psychological resilience while caring for patients with COVID-19. They displayed an ability to bounce back from negative mental experiences and transform to a positive mindset to cope with the stress they faced. Factors that enhanced the nurses' resilience during the pandemic were their becoming familiar with infectious disease protocols, having a sense of professional achievement, receiving social support, having trust in the infection-control response team in the hospital, and using self-regulation strategies. This study could guide the design of future resilience-enhancing interventions that provide positive coping strategies for nurses caring for individuals with infectious diseases during a pandemic.
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