. Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri; . Mohammad Mahdi Doustmohammadi1; . Parya Jangipour Afshar; . Majid Heidarijamebozorgi; . Hamidreza Khankeh; . Mehdi Beyramijam
Volume 11, Issue 11 , December 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Following the global emergency of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19),health‑care workers, especially nurses were encountered with an increasing workload. Therefore, ...
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BACKGROUND: Following the global emergency of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19),health‑care workers, especially nurses were encountered with an increasing workload. Therefore, dueto the importance of this issue, the present study aimed to examine stress, anxiety, and depressionlevels among nurses during the COVID‑19 pandemic in Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in four educational hospitalsaffiliated to Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2020. The standard Depression, Anxiety andStress Scale‑21 questionnaire was applied to assess the levels of stress, anxiety, and depressionin nurse personnel with a census method (n = 403). Data were analyzed using descriptive statisticsand analytic statistics such as Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Mann–Whitney, Kruskal–Wallis, and multiplelinear regression tests through the version 20, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA, Software at the levelof P < 0.05.RESULTS: The results of the study showed that the mean scores of depressions (9.18 ± 4.45),stress (9.62 ± 4.94), and anxiety (10.32 ± 4.85) in nurses were at moderate level. A significantrelationship was observed between stressed, anxious, and depressed participants in the gender,marital status, level of education, and working hours per month. No statistically significant relationshipwas found between other demographic variables including age, work experience, and employmentstatus with anxiety, depression, and stress categories.CONCLUSION: The results of this study can increase the awareness of health system managers,especially hospitals, about the level of stress, anxiety, and depression and can help in order to providepsychological support programs for improving the mental health of nurses during the COVID‑19pandemic.
