Health Anxiety among Nurses Caring for Patients with Covid-19

Mousavi, Seyed Kazem; Kamali, Monireh; Azizkhani, Hamed; Mohammadi, Sahar

doi:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_213_20

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“…Since our study was conducted on frontline nurses who directly cared for COVID patients, it is reasonable that the level of health anxiety in these nurses is high. Consistent with this finding, in other studies, the level of health anxiety of the medical staff, especially the frontline nurses, was high [ 9 , 17 , 18 , 50 ]. Frontline nurses face much more psychological stress due to their work environment.…”

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“…Front-line nursing staff suffer from psychological distress due to close interaction with patients [ 5 , 6 ]. One of the psychological issues that have plagued frontline nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak is health anxiety [ 7 – 9 ]. In one study, the prevalence of health anxiety in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients was reported more than 90% [ 9 ].…”

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“…One of the psychological issues that have plagued frontline nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak is health anxiety [ 7 – 9 ]. In one study, the prevalence of health anxiety in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients was reported more than 90% [ 9 ]. The high prevalence of health anxiety in nurses requires special attention.…”

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Correlation between COVID-19-related health anxiety and coping styles among frontline nurses

Saeedi,

Abedini,

Latif

et al. 2023

BMC Nurs

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Background The long-term epidemic of COVID-19 and its recurrence has exposed frontline nurses to mental disorders such as stress and health anxiety. High levels of health anxiety associated with COVID-19 may lead to maladaptive behaviors. There is no agreement on which coping styles are most effective against stress. Therefore, more evidence is required to find better adaptive behaviors. The present study was conducted to investigate the correlation between the level of health anxiety and the type of coping strategies used by frontline nurses fighting COVID-19. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that was performed on a convenience sample of 386 nurses who are working in the COVID department from October to December 2020, coinciding with the outbreak of the third COVID-19 peak in Iran. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, the short version of the health anxiety questionnaire, and coping inventory for stressful situations. Data were analyzed using independent T-test, U-Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests with SPSS version 23 software. Results The mean score of nurses’ health anxiety was 17.61 ± 9.26 which was more than the cut-off point for health anxiety and 59.1% of nurses had COVID-19-related health anxiety. The mean score of problem coping style (26.85 ± 5.19), was higher than emotion (18.48 ± 5.63) and avoidance (19.64 ± 5.88) coping styles and nurses mostly used problem-coping strategies to deal with anxiety caused by COVID-19. There was a positive significant correlation between the scores of health anxiety and emotion coping style (r = 0.54; P < 0.001). Conclusion Based on the findings of this study, COVID-19-related health anxiety was high in front-line nurses and those with high health anxiety were more likely to use emotion-based coping strategies, which are ineffective. Therefore, considering strategies to reduce nurses’ health anxiety and holding training programs on effective coping methods in epidemic conditions are recommended.

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Correlation between COVID-19-related health anxiety and coping styles among frontline nurses

Saeedi,

Abedini,

Latif

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BMC Nurs

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Relationship Between Health Anxiety and Psychological Resilience Among Nursing Students and Predictors of Psychological Resilience in the Last Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sagkal Midilli,

Kalkim,

Uslu

2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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The study aimed to determine health anxiety and psychological resilience and to investigate the relationship between health anxiety and psychological resilience among nursing students in the last period of the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 507 students. The questionnaires used in the study were a student nurse information form, the Health Anxiety Inventory and the Resilience Scale for Adults. The mean age of the students was 20.70±1.77 years. The health anxiety mean score was 36.19±6.55, resilience scale mean score was 117.13±16.00. There was a weak negative correlation between the students’ psychological resilience and their health anxiety (r=-0.207, p<0.001). Having an extended family and having good relationships with family and friends were the predictors of psychological resilience. Social support and psychological care services under a biopsychosocial model by the management of university or faculty should be implemented for university students in order to preserve their resilience and wellbeing, to cope with the pandemic.

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Health anxiety during a global pandemic: a comparison of medical and non-medical students in Mashhad, Iran

Nahidi,

Fayyazi Bordbar,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted mental health worldwide, especially among healthcare professionals, including medical students, who were more exposed to pandemic-related stressors. However, health anxiety within this vulnerable group remains understudied.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess and compare health anxiety and COVID-19 anxiety between medical and non-medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify factors associated with these forms of anxiety.MethodsThis cross-sectional study recruited Iranian medical and non-medical students studying in Mashhad via convenience sampling using messaging apps. Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire on demographic and social factors, along with the Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) and the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS), with higher scores reflecting greater symptom severity. Statistical analyses evaluated group differences, correlations between HAI and CDAS scores, and the influence of confounding variables.ResultsA total of 305 students participated, with 176 medical students (57.7%) and 129 non-medical students (42.3%). The majority (92.7%) reported mild COVID-19 anxiety, while 3.2% reported moderate and 0.98% reported severe COVID-19 anxiety. COVID-19 anxiety did not significantly differ between medical and non-medical students (P = 0.439). However, medical students reported significantly higher fear of illness consequences than non-medical students (P = 0.037), while no significant differences were found in susceptibility to disease (P = 0.299) or general health concern (P = 0.156). HAI and CDAS scores were significantly correlated (r = 0.30, P < 0.001). Based on logistic regression, Female gender (OR = 4.55, P = 0.002) was associated with susceptibility to health anxiety, while studying a non-medical major was associated with lower health anxiety (OR = 0.01, P < 0.001) and lower COVID-19 anxiety (OR = 0.05, P < 0.001).ConclusionMild COVID-19 anxiety was prevalent among both medical and non-medical students, with comparable levels of health anxiety across the groups. These findings suggest the need for targeted mental health support among students during pandemic conditions.

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Health Anxiety among Nurses Caring for Patients with Covid-19

Cited by 6 publications

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Correlation between COVID-19-related health anxiety and coping styles among frontline nurses

Correlation between COVID-19-related health anxiety and coping styles among frontline nurses

Relationship Between Health Anxiety and Psychological Resilience Among Nursing Students and Predictors of Psychological Resilience in the Last Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health anxiety during a global pandemic: a comparison of medical and non-medical students in Mashhad, Iran

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