The Factors Affecting Anxiety Among Registered Nurse and Practical Nurse Working in Medical and Psychiatric Nursing Division During Covid 19 Pandemic
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Coronavirus 2019, Anxiety, Frontline nurses, Associated factorsAbstract
This study is descriptive research aimed at studying factors affecting the level of anxiety of 1,412 nurses and nursing assistants in the COVID-19 ward and general ward during the COVID-19 pandemic by using their own negative emotional rating scale and the stress and anxiety assessment questionnaire regarding the fear of the virus among healthcare workers. The evaluation was divided into two periods and one month apart. Data were analyzed with mean values. Standard deviation, median and Inter-quartile range, percentile and t-test statistics, stepwise multivariable binary logistic regression analysis.
The Results revealed that for the first period, the anxious score of personnel working in the ward with COVID-19 infection compared to the group working in general cases was significantly different (p-value = .001), equal to 11.8+6.6 and 13.9+7.2 (respectively). Recommend policy arrangements for personnel to reduce anxiety. especially those with risk factors
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