Nursing Perspectives on the Impacts of COVID-19: Social Media Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses are at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, nurses have faced an elevated risk of exposure and have experienced the hazards related to a novel virus. While being heralded as lifesaving heroes on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses have experienced more physical, mental, and psychosocial problems as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak. Social media discussions by nursing professionals participating in publicly formed Facebook groups constitute a valuable resource that offers longitudinal insights.

Objective

This study aimed to explore how COVID-19 impacted nurses through capturing public sentiments expressed by nurses on a social media discussion platform and how these sentiments changed over time.

Methods

We collected o

SUBMITTER: Koren A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8668023 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature