Factors Affecting Secondary Traumatic Stress of Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in South Korea
- 주제(키워드) COVID-19 , nurses , compassion fatigue , secondary traumatic stress
- 주제(기타) Environmental Sciences
- 주제(기타) Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- 설명문(일반) [Lee, Mee Sun; Shin, Sujin; Hong, Eunmin] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Nursing, Seoul 03760, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 MDPI
- 발행년도 2021
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000182254
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136843
초록/요약
The secondary traumatic stress (STS) of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients is expected to be high, and it can adversely affect patient care. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of STS of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients, and we identified various factors that influence STS. This study followed a descriptive design. The data of 136 nurses who had provided direct care to COVID-19 patients from 5 September to 26 September 2020 were collected online. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors influencing STS. Participants experienced moderate levels of STS. The regression model of Model 1 was statistically significant (F = 6.21, p < 0.001), and the significant factors influencing STS were the duration of care for patients with COVID-19 for more than 30 days (beta = 0.28, p < 0.001) and working in an undesignated COVID-19 hospital (beta = 0.21, p = 0.038). In Model 2, the factor influencing STS was the support of a friend in the category of social support (beta = -0.21, p = 0.039). The nurses caring for COVID-19 patients are experiencing a persistent and moderate level of STS. This study can be used as basic data to treat and prevent STS.
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