ELVAN EMİNE ATA, MERVE SARITAŞ, DUYGU ÖZER
Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2023;4(1):45-54
Purpose: Nurses have always played an important role in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, available data on the resilience, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and post-traumatic growth status of nurses are limited. This study was conducted to determine the resilience, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and post-traumatic growth status of nurses working in the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: This study designed a cross-sectional and descriptive survey. The study was conducted with 192 nurses. Information Form, Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, Brief Resilience Scale, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist were used in the collection of data. Results: Nurses experienced anxiety (83.3%), burnout (81.8%), depersonalization (55.7%), and 34.9% met the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder. Negatively significant (p<0.05) relation between the mean scores of nurses’ Brief Resilience Scale and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. Conclusion: While there was a negative correlation between the resilience levels of nurses and post-traumatic stress symptoms, a positive correlation was determined between post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth levels. The working conditions of nurses should be improved, and the factors that will protect their mental health should be increased.
