Stress management in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients: a qualitative content analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Being in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, nurses need to be capable of stress management to maintain their physical and psychological well-being in the face of a variety of stressors. The present study aims to explore the challenges, strategies, and outcomes of stress management in nurses who face and provide care to COVID-19 patients.

Methods

The present study is a qualitative descriptive work that was conducted in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from June 2020 to March 2021. Sixteen nurses who were in practice in units assigned to COVID-19 patients were selected via purposeful sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured, individual interviews conducted online. The collected data were analyzed

SUBMITTER: Hosseini Moghaddam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112256 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature