Coping profiles and their association with vicarious post-traumatic growth among nurses during the three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to examine (a) changes in coping strategies and vicarious post-traumatic growth (VPTG) across three timepoints of the COVID-19 pandemic among nurses; (b) discrete groups of nurses with unique coping profiles and (c) the association of these coping profiles with VPTG across the timepoints.

Background

Although literature abounds with the negative mental health consequences of the pandemic among healthcare professionals, much less is known about the positive consequences on nurses, the coping strategies that they use, and how these change over time.

Design

This was a cross-sectional web-based survey at three timepoints during the pandemic.

Methods

A sample of 429 nurses completed online the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and the Brief

SUBMITTER: Kalaitzaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature