. Soheila Banitalebi; . Kobra Mohammadi; . Zhila Marjanian; . Leili Rabiei; . Reza Masoudi
Volume 11, Issue 9 , October 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The COVID‑19 epidemic is a global health crisis that, in addition to physical health,has affected the mental health of all individuals, especially health‑care workers, ...
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BACKGROUND: The COVID‑19 epidemic is a global health crisis that, in addition to physical health,has affected the mental health of all individuals, especially health‑care workers, including nursesand family members. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of COVID‑19epidemic on mental health of nurses’ family members.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present descriptive‑analytic and cross‑sectional study wasconducted in 2020 year on family members of nurses working in Hajar Hospital for admission andhospitalization of patients with COVID‑19, after obtaining the necessary permits and coordination. Toprevent the spread of COVID‑19 through respiratory or contact droplets, a blog was designed to collectdata using software. Participation in this study was voluntary. Data collection tools included consent,demographic questionnaire, and mental health questionnaire (Patient Health Questionnaire‑9). Datawere analyzed by SPSS version 22.RESULTS: Findings of this study showed that out of 208 family members of nurses participatingin this study, 96 were male and 112 were female and their mean age was 35.78 years, and 55.3%of the participants had university education. Their mean mental health score was 12.91 ± 3.75, sothat 22.6% of people had mild depression, 71.4% of people had moderate depression, and 1.8%of people had severe depression. Independent t‑test showed that there is a statistically significantrelationship between mental health and gender and marital status (P < 0.001). Furthermore, one‑wayanalysis of variance test showed that there is a significant relationship between mental health andage (P < 0.001); this test also showed that there is no relationship between education and mentalhealth (P = 0.75).CONCLUSION: The results indicate that the mental health of nurses’ family members is affectedby the challenges of COVID‑19 epidemic time, so that many of them suffer from some degree ofdepression. Therefore, supporting this population requires urgent action.
