Anxiety among Nurses Previously Infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Its Relation to Their Performance and Quality of Work Life | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 9, Issue 26., September 2021, Page 133-143 PDF (956.6 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.99881.1245 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Manal Aboelial Abo elkiat1; Eman Hossny2; Heba Abdelghany Mohamed  3
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| 1Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Nursing administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused distressing experience among nurses worldwide. However, the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and how anxiety influence clinical performance and quality of work life (QWL) among nurses in this unrestricted emergency are unknown. Aim: This studywas designedto assess the level of anxiety among nurses previously infected with COVID-19 and its relation to their work performance and QWL. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted at the compound of university hospitals and Ministry of Health hospitals. The sample consisted of 190 nurses. Four tools were used to collect data, namely, socio-demographic data, Clinical Nurse Performance Questionnaire, QWL Questionnaire, and Hamilton Anxiety Scale. Results: A statistically significant correlation (0.001**) was observed between clinical nurse performance, QWL, and anxiety. The nurses under study had severe symptoms of anxiety and general physiological symptoms; however, they had a moderate level of performance. Conclusion: Anxiety among the nurses in this study positively affected their performance and QWL. Recommendations: More studies on nurses infected with COVID-19 are needed. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Anxiety; COVID-19 pandemic; Nursing work performance& Quality of work life | ||||
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