Psychological Problems and Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic among Nurses and General Population: A Comparative Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professors of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

2 Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

Abstract

COVID-19 is a source of stress with incredible impact, both for people and social
public gatherings. Various people may experience various levels of psychological
emergency, particularly those at the center of the incident. This study aimed to
compare the level of psychological problems (depression, anxiety, and stress) and
fear among nurses and general population as a result of COVID -19 pandemic. A
cross-sectional study design was utilized in this study. A probability sample of 132
nurses working in Sharkia Governorate hospitals and 268 individuals from general
population participated in this study by using an anonymous online questionnaire.
Three tools were completed by the participants in this study were a socio
demographic data sheet, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, and fear of
CoronaVirus-19 Scale. Results revealed that nearly one quarter of the studied
nurses' group had moderate level of depression, anxiety and stress. However, more
than one quarter of the studied general population had extremely severe level of
depression and anxiety as well as severe level of stress. Severe level of fear of
COVID-19 was experienced among one quarter of participants from nurses and
general population. The study concluded that was statistically significant positive
correlations were found between fear of COVID-19, depression, stress, and anxiety
in both groups. Therefore, it is recommended to develop and implement
psychological interventions for improving mental health and psychological
resilience during the pandemic COVID-19 of both nurses and general population.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 11, Issue 4
December 2020
Pages 500-524

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