Psychological and Organizational Variables Affecting Nurses' Resilience in COVID-19 Pandemy: A Qualitative Study

The COVID-19 pandemy is an extraordinary world health crisis, with its rapid spread over the world, which associated with too much mortality. In this situation, healthcare professionals have a vital role. Their resilience during COVID-19 pandemy is crucial not only for continuous and safe patients care but also for control of any outbreak. The present study was conducted to Identify and discover the psychological and organizational variables affecting resilience in nurses in critical and stressful pandemic conditions in 2020. This research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of data collection.

The study population included nurses working in hospitals designated for patients with coronavirus in Mashhad and Bojnourd cities. Sampling was done purposefully and data was collected from 15 nurses through in-depth semi-structured interviews by observing social distance and using the mass communication means. The interview was conducted to analyze the data using the framework analysis method consisting of five steps.

According to the data collected from psychological variables, psychological flexibility and spiritual intelligence have played a decisive role in nurses' resilience, and among organizational variables, organizational commitment (emotional commitment, continuous commitment, normative commitment) has played a prominent role in nurses' resilience.

According to the results of interviews, spiritual intelligence, psychological flexibility, and organizational commitment have led to the resilience of nurses. on the other hand, the lack of proper quality of work-life in pandemic conditions has not created an obstacle for nurses to continue their efforts. And despite the critical situation and the lack of health and psychological facilities, they have continued to work which shows that the inner and spiritual components play a decisive role in nurses' resilience in critical situations.