Spiritual Distress among Nurses During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Thailand: A Preliminary Online Survey
Keywords:
Spiritual Distress, Nurses, COVID-19, online surveyAbstract
This is descriptive research. The objective was to survey and compare spiritual distress among nurses, according to the negative pressure room operating characteristics and the levels of COVID-19 zones during the COVID -19 outbreak in Thailand. The sample included 658 nurses by using the convenience sampling method. The collecting of data had been done from August 2021 to October 2021. The research tool included the demographic data and the spiritual distress assessment tool for nurses (SDATN) and test reliability using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient yielding 0.97. Data were analyzed by using frequency, mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis H. The results showed that; 1) Overall the spiritual distress among nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand was at more level (M=2.66, SD=0.47); 2) The comparison result of the spiritual distress among nurses during the COVID-19 with negative pressure room was statistically different significant at 0.05 level and different levels of COVID-19 zones had different spiritual distress statistically significant at the 0.01 level. The finding of the study suggests the plan for the care and treatment of the basic physical, mental and spiritual needs of nurses.
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