Caring behaviors and associated predictive factors in nurses caring for Covid-19 patients: An application of the theory of planned behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Amid the Covid-19 arena, nurses played a decisive role, and this disease influences the caring behavior of nurses. The purpose of this study is to determine the caring behaviors and its associated predictive factors among nurses caring for Covid-19 patients, and use the theory of planned behavior.

Methods

A 2021 cross-sectional study enrolled 311 nurses working in the hospitals in Ilam (Iran), who were selected using the census method. The data collecting tools included the form of demographic information and the Caring Behaviors of Nurses Scale (CBNS) based on the theory of planned behavior. The obtained data were analyzed in IBM SPSS v.18 using descriptive and inferential statistical analyses (e.g., regression, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis test

SUBMITTER: Maleki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875801 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature