Fear of COVID-19, Risk Perception and Stress Level in Polish Nurses During COVID-19 Outbreak

Dymecka, Joanna; Machnik-Czerwik, Anna; Filipkowski, Jakub

doi:10.15225/pnn.2021.10.1.1

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“…In addition, there may be fewer healthcare workers on maternity wards than there were before the pandemic due to the relocation of staff to infectious departments and infections or quarantine of the staff. Healthcare workers may also limit contact with women because of fear of infection [ 19 , 44 , 50 , 51 , 52 ]. Therefore, many studies indicate increased fear of childbirth caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Fear of Coronavirus, Stress and Fear of Childbirth in Polish Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dymecka

Gerymski

Iszczuk

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The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest pandemic of an aggressive coronavirus in the human population in the 21st century. The pandemic may have a negative emotional impact on pregnant women, causing fear and stress. Negative feelings during pregnancy later affect fear of childbirth. Our study aimed to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19, stress and fear of childbirth. We assume that fear of COVID-19 will be a mediator of the relationship between perceived stress and fear of childbirth. A total of 262 Polish pregnant women participated in this study. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FOC-6) and Labour Anxiety Questionnaire (KLP II) were used in the study. There was a statistically significant, moderate, and positive relationship between perceived stress, fear of COVID-19, and fear of childbirth. Fear of COVID-19 was a statistically significant mediator in the relationship between perceived stress and fear of childbirth. The COVID-19 epidemic may have a negative emotional impact on pregnant women, causing fear, stress and increased fear of childbirth. Childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic is perceived by women as a threat to their well-being and health. Therefore, it is especially important to support a woman in the perinatal period and to enable her to give birth to a child.

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Fear of Coronavirus, Stress and Fear of Childbirth in Polish Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…Research conducted among Polish nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that the vast majority of them experienced increased symptoms of stress [ 10 , 34 ], largely due to changes in the existing workplace organisation and the fear of transmitting the disease to their family. However, after a year of working during the pandemic, stress remained at medium and low levels, which may indicate a phase of adaptation to the public health crisis [ 34 ].…”

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“…Distress, on the other hand, has a negative or even destructive effect and is difficult to control [ 8 ]. Research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic confirms that Polish nurses experienced severe stress and perceived the pandemic as an important threat to their health and safety [ 9 , 10 ]. This means that during the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses, along with other healthcare workers, experienced distress, which was mainly related to the experience of fear, risk related to treating an infected patient, numerous deaths of patients and staff, uncontrolled emergency situations, and long work shifts [ 10 ].…”

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System of Work and Stress-Coping Strategies Used by Nurses of a Polish Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Antczak-Komoterska

Kozyra

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The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to increased stress levels experienced by employees of the healthcare system during their professional activities. The aim of the study was to compare the stress-coping strategies used by nurses in two different systems of work (one shift/two shifts) in a Polish hospital in 2021. The study used the Polish adaptation of the Mini-COPE questionnaire and the authors’ data sheet. The results indicate that regardless of experience or the place and system of work, nurses more often chose problem-focused coping strategies. Conducting screening tests among nurses will help to establish effective strategies for coping with occupational stress, thus preventing professional burnout.

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“…In the extraordinary time of the pandemic, which affected the whole world, nurses stood on the front lines of the fight against the disease. This phenomenon has had many psychological consequences for healthcare workers [ 17 ]. Our results show that nurses who participated in hybrid education and who had no fear of their own deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 were not afraid of coming in contact with other healthcare workers either at work or outside the workplace and did not experience an increased feeling of stress while performing nursing duties for patients during the pandemic.…”

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“…Scientific studies by other authors indicate that, during the pandemic, nurses experienced a fear of infection, death, and the loss of a loved one, as well as of contact with people who might be infected [ 18 ]. Moreover, the perception of infection risk among Polish nurses was a predictor of perceived stress [ 17 ]. It can be concluded that nurses who accepted the occupational risk of the accompanying pandemic and the consequences of this phenomenon were more positive about caring for a dying patient.…”

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Assessment of the Competence of Nurses in Taking Care of a Dying Patient in Poland

2023

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During nursing education, few practical hours are devoted to comprehensively preparing students to care for a dying patient. Contact with a dying patient is a key element of the job of every working nurse in the profession. Therefore, it is necessary to properly prepare nurses to care for a dying patient. This study aimed to assess the professional competence of nurses in caring for a dying patient and the factors that affect this preparation. This study involved 223 nurses during master’s degree in nursing at the Medical University of Warsaw, receiving either full-time education (group I, N = 121) or hybrid education (group II, N = 102). The study used the FATCOD-BP ((Frommelt Attitudes Toward the Care Of the Dying scale Form B, Polish version)) questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha 0.75), an original questionnaire containing questions about feelings experienced during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic and sociodemographic questions. FATCOD-BP for all groups was below average regarding caring for a dying patient (M = 109, SD = 11.68). Nurses pursuing full-time education were better prepared to care for a dying patient than were nurses pursuing hybrid education. Nurses who exhibited fear of their own deaths had a lower subjective level of preparation for caring for a dying patient. (1) Nurses are not sufficiently prepared to care for a dying patient. (2) The training of nurses should be provided in the form of in-patient education, and the methods of training should be modified by increasing the number of hours of practical and theoretical instruction in palliative care for a dying patient.

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Fear of COVID-19, Risk Perception and Stress Level in Polish Nurses During COVID-19 Outbreak

Cited by 12 publications

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Fear of Coronavirus, Stress and Fear of Childbirth in Polish Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fear of Coronavirus, Stress and Fear of Childbirth in Polish Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

System of Work and Stress-Coping Strategies Used by Nurses of a Polish Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Assessment of the Competence of Nurses in Taking Care of a Dying Patient in Poland

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