Professional Quality of Life and Mental Health Outcomes of Emergency Nurses in Egypt During the COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 104, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Page 1680-1693 PDF (882.02 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.224928 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Rania Rabie El-Etreby1; Mostafa Mohamed Zanaty2; Azza Ibrahim Abdelraof3 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic resulted in both physical and mental health problems. Aim: To determine the emergency nurses’ professional quality of life and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 epidemic. Method: The present study utilized a descriptive cross sectional research design. The subjects consisted of 171 emergency nurses who were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study was carried out in Egypt's emergency departments affiliated with Mansoura University Hospitals (Mansoura Emergency Hospital, Gastrointestinal Surgery Center, and Oncology Center). Tools of data collection included the demographic interview sheet, the professional quality of life scale version 5, the general anxiety disorder 7, and the patient health questionnaire. Results: There is a significant relationship between professional quality of life, anxiety, and depression among the studied nurses. Conclusion: There is a moderate level of compassion fatigue, burnout, anxiety, and depression among nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19; emergency nurses; mental health; professional quality of life | ||||
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