The Effect of Attitude towards Uncertainty and Perceived Contamination Cognition on Mental Status of Nurses during the Covid-19 Pandemic (original) (raw)

Black Sea Journal of Health Science

Abstract

Introduction: In epidemics, nurses often work on the front line. Therefore, there is a need for studies on the factors affecting the mental states of nurses. Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effect of nurses' attitudes towards uncertainty and perceived contamination cognition on mental state during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The study was completed with 328 nurses who filled the data collection forms. Data were tested Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance and Spearman correlation tests. In the relational questions were used with simple and multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The average age of the nurses participating in the study was 31.81 ± 7.69, and 84.1% of them were women. All of the participants worked actively during the Covid-19 pandemic process and 75.0% of them provided care to patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Moreover, 68.6% of the participants defined the Covid-19 pandemic process as frightening/worrying. It was deter...

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