Analysis of Psychological Distress and Quality Of Life in Nurses During Covid-19 Pandemic
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Nurses, who play a primary role in the care of patients in this process, face both physical and psychosocial problems due to the risk of transmitting the virus to another person, and long and intense working conditions. Besides, the excessive increase in nurses’ workload, the risk of infecting their families, and isolation and restrictions led to an overwhelming level of professional quality of life. This study was conducted to analyze nurses’ psychological distress and quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study was carried out in a descriptive design with 115 frontline nurses who participated in the pandemic. The research data were collected by the Personal Information Form, Professional Quality of Life Scale, and Psychological Distress Scale. In this study, the psychological distress scale scores of males, the married, those who have no fear of themselves or their relatives being diagnosed with Covid-19, the professional distress scores of those who were not diagnosed with Covid-19, professional satisfaction scores of nuclear families and single-parent families, and the burnout scores of those diagnosed with Covid-19 were found to be higher than the other relevant groups. There was a positive, weak, and statistically significant relationship (r=0,242; p=0,009) between psychological distress scale scores and compassion satisfaction, a moderate and statistically significant (p<0.05) negative relationship between burnout and compassion fatigue was determined. Psychological support should be provided, and nurses’ workload should be reduced to provide psychological well-being and professional satisfaction in their professional and social lives.
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