Evaluation of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Anxiety of Nurses during Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

During the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic, nurses who risked their lives worked hard to demonstrate their commitment to their profession and their patients. In this regard, the present review study was conducted to investigate post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety of nurses during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic.

In this study, a systematic review was searched by the keywords Coronavirus 2019, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress, Anxiety, Nurses, in the titles and abstracts of articles published in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases. Abstracts of published articles were reviewed and finally 30 final articles were selected for comprehensive review and data extraction.

Nurses in the intensive care unit experienced more psychological problems than other nurses due to high workload and more exposure to patients with COVID-19. Lack of protective equipment, sleep deprivation of work pressure, activity in the coronary special ward, history of psychological disorders, being a woman, fear of infection and social isolation were among the factors that reduced the mental health of nurses during the outbreak of COVID-19. On the other hand, positive reassessment increased acceptance, self-efficacy, psychological resilience, and social support for nurseschr('39') mental health.

Nurses have been dealing with this deadly virus since the early days of the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, in addition to the physical and social care that is provided, it is necessary to pay attention to the long-term psychological dimensions of COVID-19 in nurses to witness post-stress disorder. From accidents, depression and low anxiety in the medical staff of hospitals.