Exploring factors influencing depression among Polish nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Mariusz Panczyk¹  Przemysław Ustianowski²  Elżbieta Grochans²  Anna Maria Cybulska²  Kamila Rachubińska²  Marcin Sygut³ 

[1] Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland;Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Chair of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland;

关键词: anxiety;    COVID-19;    depression;    mental health;    insomnia;    nursing;    pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1272082

 received in 2023-08-03, accepted in 2023-08-31,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has been recognized as an international public health emergency. The aim of our study was to identify contributors to nurses’ depression.MethodsThis survey-based study was conducted in the Pomeranian Medical University Hospital no. 1 in Szczecin and involved 207 nurses. The following standardized research instruments were applied: the World Assumptions Scale, the Athens Insomnia Scale, the Impact of Event Scale - Revised, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder, the Perceived Stress Scale, and a questionnaire of our own authorship.ResultsThe study showed that 72.95% of the subjects experienced severe stress, and 40.58% suffered from insomnia. In addition, 65.7% of the respondents had anxiety symptoms of varying degrees of severity, and 62.8% had depressive symptoms of mild to severe severity. The mean score on the IES-R scale, reflecting a psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, was 34.25. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the psychological health of medical staff, particularly through increased stress and anxiety symptoms. Anxiety levels and insomnia significantly affect the prevalence of depression among nurses.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has been recognized as an international public health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the psychological health of medical staff, particularly through increased stress and anxiety symptoms. It is important to conduct further research after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.

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