Mental health symptoms among the nurses of Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chowdhury, Saifur Rahman; Sunna, Tachlima Chowdhury; Das, Dipak Chandra; Kabir, Humayun; Hossain, Ahmed; Mahmud, Shahed; Ahmed, Shakil

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“…After more than a year since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, it has now spread to nearly 200 countries around the globe with a staggering number of 120 million confirmed cases and 2.6 million deaths [ 1 , 2 ]. It has brought the world to its knees, imposing lockdowns, closure of academic institutions, inciting adverse psychological impacts, adopting the e-learning education system and work from home policy [ 3 – 5 ]. The world is relentlessly searching for new strategies to cope with the ‘new normal’ and resume daily work and business.…”

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Perceived e-learning stress as an independent predictor of e-learning readiness: Results from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh

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Background E-learning is a relatively trending system of education that has been placed over conventional campus-based learning worldwide, especially since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess e-learning readiness among university students of a developing country like Bangladesh and identify the independent predictors of e-learning readiness. Methods From 26 December 2020 to 11 January 2021, a total of 1162 university students who had enrolled for e-learning completed a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were collected online via “Google Form” following the principles of snowball sampling through available social media platforms in Bangladesh. A multivariable linear regression model was fitted to investigate the association of e-learning readiness with perceived e-learning stress and other independent predictor variables. Results A total of 1162 university students participated in this study. The results indicated that with the increase of students’ perceived e-learning stress score, the average e-learning readiness score was significantly decreased (β = -0.43, 95% CI: -0.66, -0.20). The students did not seem ready, and none of the e-learning readiness scale items reached the highest mean score (5.0). The age, gender, divisional residence, preference of students and their parents, devices used, and having any eye problems were significantly associated with the students’ e-learning readiness. Conclusion During the prolonged period of the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning implication strategies are needed to be assessed systematically with the level of readiness and its’ impacts among students for the continuation of sound e-learning systems. The study findings recommend evaluating the e-learning readiness of university students and the mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 catastrophe in Bangladesh.

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“…In addition, gender also affected stress where women were twice as susceptible to stress as men (Wilson et al, 2020). Nurses with lower level of educational were less psychological impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, had lower DASS scores, and lower mental distress than the higher education (Chowdhury et al, 2021). Nurses with longer years of service have more clinical experience, making it easier to adapt to patients care, especially during a pandemic like this.…”

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Stress of Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

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The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), has caused a total of 1,531,005 people in Indonesia confirmed positive for COVID-19 and 42,000 people died. The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has made nurses stress as front-liner. This study aims to identify the description of stress in nurses. This study is a systematic literature review by identifying cross-sectional study, published in 2019-2021, in English and Indonesian, and full-text. The electronic database that used was Google Scholar with the keywords “Nurses” AND “Stress” AND “COVID-19”. The results obtained 10 articles that related to stress in nurses and factors that caused it. All of studies stated that nurses were stress from mild to severe. Demographic factors that caused stress include age, gender, education level, having children, working status, and years of services. Meanwhile, situational factors were the inconvenience of continuous and strict use a personal protective equipment, being in isolation room, lack of understanding in treating COVID-19 patients, fear of being infected and transmitting the virus to family, and homesickness. An adaptive coping mechanism is needed to reduce stress levels for nurses as the front line in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…This working nature of the nurses may propel more fear. The Bangladeshi nurses were gone through mental health-related symptoms during the first web of the COVID-19 pandemic [43]. Similarly, Tayyib et al reported a high level of fear and stress among the nurses during the COVID-19 context [44].…”

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Predictors of black fungus fear during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Bangladeshi health workers: a cross-sectional study

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Background: Raised of mucormycosis or black fungus cases middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, fear associated with black fungus may turn out to be a terrifying public health issue. This study aimed to assess the association between the fear and knowledge of black fungus and other determinants among healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Methods: From 25th May 2021 to 5th June 2021, a cross-sectional study was carried out among healthcare workers. For data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, a semi-structured online questionnaire was used followed by convenient and snowball sampling methods. A multivariable linear regression model was fitted to assess the association between the fear and knowledge of black fungus and other determinants. Results: A total of 422 healthcare workers participated in this study. The results indicated that with the increased knowledge score of black fungus, the average score of black fungus fear was significantly increased (β = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.50, p <0.001). Alongside, the respondents having insomnia had a higher score of black fungus fear compare to not having insomnia (β = 3.91, 95% CI: 2.49, 5.33, p <0.001) significantly. The gender, profession, and death due to COVID-19 of friends and family members had a significant effect on black fungus fear score increment. Conclusion: Even in the COVID-19 pandemic, the black fungus fear among healthcare workers may hinder their quality of life. Our study findings recommend an emphasis on the mental health aspects and ensure support to the healthcare workers so that they can tackle the ongoing situation with lesser frictions. Keywords: Mucormycosis, black fungus, COVID-19, fear, knowledge, insomnia, health workers.

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Mental health symptoms among the nurses of Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 46 publications

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Perceived e-learning stress as an independent predictor of e-learning readiness: Results from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh

Perceived e-learning stress as an independent predictor of e-learning readiness: Results from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh

Stress of Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

Predictors of black fungus fear during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Bangladeshi health workers: a cross-sectional study

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