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Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at exploring and comparing the vulnerability to COVID-19, demographic variables and perceived stress of frontline nurses. METHODS: This study employed a quantitative comparative-correlational approach. Using the snowball sampling technique, we conducted this study involv...
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Taibah University
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32837507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.07.003 |
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description | OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at exploring and comparing the vulnerability to COVID-19, demographic variables and perceived stress of frontline nurses. METHODS: This study employed a quantitative comparative-correlational approach. Using the snowball sampling technique, we conducted this study involving 176 frontline nurses from hospitals of the Hail region, KSA. RESULTS: The frontline nurses showed high perceived infectability (x = 4.36) and germ aversion (x = 5.65) but were moderately stressed (19.19). Of the examined variables, only years of experience resulted in significant differences in germ aversion (F [3] = 8.980, p < 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in perceived infectability and stress. Perceived infectability (r = −0.152, p < 0.05) and germ aversion (r = 0.007, p > 0.05) were negatively correlated to perceived stress. CONCLUSION: In this study, frontline nurses perceived moderate to high stress vulnerability to COVID-19. There were significant differences in germ aversion based on the duration of experience. It is noteworthy that perceived vulnerability to COVID-19 did not impact stress. Paying attention to concerns of nurses can potentially improve preventive practices and positive behaviours in combating the pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-73919522020-07-31 Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress Pasay-an, Eddieson J Taibah Univ Med Sci Original Article OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at exploring and comparing the vulnerability to COVID-19, demographic variables and perceived stress of frontline nurses. METHODS: This study employed a quantitative comparative-correlational approach. Using the snowball sampling technique, we conducted this study involving 176 frontline nurses from hospitals of the Hail region, KSA. RESULTS: The frontline nurses showed high perceived infectability (x = 4.36) and germ aversion (x = 5.65) but were moderately stressed (19.19). Of the examined variables, only years of experience resulted in significant differences in germ aversion (F [3] = 8.980, p < 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in perceived infectability and stress. Perceived infectability (r = −0.152, p < 0.05) and germ aversion (r = 0.007, p > 0.05) were negatively correlated to perceived stress. CONCLUSION: In this study, frontline nurses perceived moderate to high stress vulnerability to COVID-19. There were significant differences in germ aversion based on the duration of experience. It is noteworthy that perceived vulnerability to COVID-19 did not impact stress. Paying attention to concerns of nurses can potentially improve preventive practices and positive behaviours in combating the pandemic. Taibah University 2020-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7391952/ /pubmed/32837507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.07.003 Text en © 2020 The Author http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Pasay-an, Eddieson Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title | Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title_full | Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title_fullStr | Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title_short | Exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to COVID-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
title_sort | exploring the vulnerability of frontline nurses to covid-19 and its impact on perceived stress |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391952/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32837507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.07.003 |
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