Work stress among Chinese nurses to support Wuhan in fighting against COVID‐19 epidemic

Aims To investigate the work stress among Chinese nurses who are supporting Wuhan in fighting against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection and to explore the relevant influencing factors. Background The COVID‐19 epidemic has posed a major threat to public health. Nurses have always played a...

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Published in:Journal of Nursing Management 2020-07, Vol.28 (5), p.1002-1009
Main Authors: Mo, Yuanyuan, Deng, Lan, Zhang, Liyan, Lang, Qiuyan, Liao, Chunyan, Wang, Nannan, Qin, Mingqin, Huang, Huiqiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
a cross‐sectional survey
Adult
Anxiety
China - epidemiology
Chinese languages
Chinese nurses
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - nursing
COVID-19
COVID‐2019 epidemic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease control
Epidemics
Epidemics - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Infections
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Nurse led services
Nurses
Nursing administration
Nursing Staff - psychology
Nursing Staff - statistics & numerical data
Occupational stress
Occupational Stress - epidemiology
Only children
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - nursing
Psychiatric nurses
Public health
Public health nurses
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Stress
work stress
Working hours
Wuhan
Young Adult
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Summary:Aims To investigate the work stress among Chinese nurses who are supporting Wuhan in fighting against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection and to explore the relevant influencing factors. Background The COVID‐19 epidemic has posed a major threat to public health. Nurses have always played an important role in infection prevention, infection control, isolation, containment and public health. However, available data on the work stress among these nurses are limited. Methods A cross‐sectional survey. An online questionnaire was completed by 180 anti‐epidemic nurses from Guangxi. Data collection tools, including the Chinese version of the Stress Overload Scale (SOS) and the Self‐rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), were used. Descriptive single factor correlation and multiple regression analyses were used in exploring the related influencing factors. Results The SOS (39.91 ± 12.92) and SAS (32.19 ± 7.56) scores of this nurse group were positively correlated (r = 0.676, p 
ISSN:0966-0429
1365-2834
DOI:10.1111/jonm.13014