Psychosocial responses to COVID-19 among nurses in two hospitals: a mixed method study at Eastern Nepal

Pokharel, Rita; Shah, Tanvi; Lama, Sami; Karki, Anjula; Shrestha, Erina

doi:10.1080/09638237.2021.2022634

Journal of Mental Health

2022

DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2021.2022634

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Psychosocial responses to COVID-19 among nurses in two hospitals: a mixed method study at Eastern Nepal

Rita Pokharel

Tanvi Shah

Sami Lama

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“…In a developing nation, the scenario was worse. The health workers working in all areas were under increased pressure to provide care to the patients within an inappropriate setting with limited resources [5][6].…”

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Ethical Challenges Faced by the Healthcare Workers to Provide Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic

Shrestha

Pokharel

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Background: Managerial, administrative, and disease-related issues during COVID-19 pressurized the healthcare workers and challenged their ethical practice. This study attempted to shed light on the ethical challenges faced by the healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study using convenience sampling was conducted among 108 registered doctors and nurses working in BPKIHS. Data were collected using pretested, self-designed semi-structured online questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Majority (78.7%) of the respondents feared of contracting the disease while caring for the patient. Nearly 30% respondents reported that they had to frequently work with inadequate protective measures. Fifty-four percent respondents reported that sometimes they had to continue work with suspected symptoms due to shortage of manpower. Almost half (49.1%) of the respondents had to sometimes prioritize the care among the patients due to shortage of resources. Most (72%) of the respondents never had to force COVID positive patient for hospital admission. Around 20% of the respondents had to disclose COVID status of patients without consent. Around 14% of the respondents had sometimes refused care of COVID positive patients. More than half (55.6%) of the respondents had sometimes felt that the patients did not receive holistic care. Conclusion: The major ethically challenging situations faced by healthcare workers during the COVID pandemic included continuous work with suspected symptoms due to shortage of manpower, continuing work with inadequate protective measures, and prioritizing care due to shortage of resources.

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Ethical Challenges Faced by the Healthcare Workers to Provide Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Pokharel

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Anxiety and its Associated Factors among Frontline Nurses during COVID 19 Pandemic in Selected Hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal

Ghimire,

Khadka

2023

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Introduction: Frontline warier especially, nursing workforce were at potential risk of anxiety during COVID-19 Pandemic that could affect their well-being and work performance. Thus, this study aimed to assess the level of anxiety and its associated factors among frontline nurses working in selected hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during period of January 2022 to February 2022 in Shree Birendra Hospital and Nepal Police Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 101 nurses involving in the direct management of COVID-19 patients. Self-administered method using pretested tool was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to describe selected variables. Fisher exact test was used to find out the association between anxiety and selected variables. Results: More than half of the nurses (66.3%) had mild to moderate level of anxiety whereas, only 8.9% of nurses had severe anxiety. Age (p=0.005), high risk group in family (0.048), fear of being infected with COVID 19 (p=0.021), and working department (p=<0.001) were found to be statistically significant with anxiety among frontline nurses. Conclusion: Frontline nurses are facing high burden of anxiety during COVID 19 Pandemic. It suggests the need of planning of appropriate coping strategies and interventions to safeguard nurses from the physiological distress and consequences of anxiety, ultimately enabling them to provide quality health services.

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Psychosocial responses to COVID-19 among nurses in two hospitals: a mixed method study at Eastern Nepal

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Ethical Challenges Faced by the Healthcare Workers to Provide Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic

Ethical Challenges Faced by the Healthcare Workers to Provide Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic

Anxiety and its Associated Factors among Frontline Nurses during COVID 19 Pandemic in Selected Hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal

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