Increased nurses' anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 outbreak

Brain Behav. 2022 May;12(5):e2552. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2552. Epub 2022 Apr 10.

Abstract

Background: The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020 in the world has put severe physical and psychological pressure on the medical staff of hospitals involved in the care of patients with COVID-19 to the point of risk of PTSD. There was. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of COVID-19 and nurses' anxiety disorder.

Methods: This review study was conducted by library method.

Results: As is well known and mentioned everywhere in cyberspace, nurses have lost their mental health and become very anxious during the COVID-19. Serious spread of traumatic psychiatric symptoms in the current situation can lead to damage to the health system.

Conclusions: The need to care for nurses to relieve fatigue for several months and inject hope and motivation into this group should be understood, But due to the economic situation of the country, unfortunately, the fulfillment of the promises has been delayed, which we hope will be fulfilled soon; Although the delay will certainly not prevent nurses from properly caring for patients, but resolving nurses 'livelihood problems should also be a priority on the authorities' agenda.

Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety disorder; nurses.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety / epidemiology
  • Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Nurses*
  • SARS-CoV-2