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ArticleIntensive & critical care nursing2021

The impact of the first COVID-19 surge on the mental well-being of ICU nurses: A nationwide survey study.

Hidde Heesakkers, Marieke Zegers, Margo M C van Mol, Mark van den Boogaard

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Article in Intensive & critical care nursing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hidde HeesakkersRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department Intensive Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: hidde.heesakkers@radboudumc.nl.
Marieke ZegersRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department Intensive Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Margo M C van MolErasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Intensive Care Adults, the Netherlands.
Mark van den BoogaardRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department Intensive Care, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Radboud University Medical Center · NLErasmus MC · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine the impact of the first COVID-19 surge (March through June 2020) on mental well-being and associated risk factors among intensive care unit nurses. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: In September 2020, a nationwide cross-sectional survey study among Dutch intensive care nurses was carried out to measure prevalence rates of symptoms of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and need for recovery (NFR), objectified by the HADS-A, HADS-D, IES-6 and NFR questionnaires, respectively. Associated risk factors were determined using multivariate logistic regression analyses.

resultsSymptoms of anxiety, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder were reported by 27.0%, 18.6% and 22.2% of the 726 respondents, respectively. The NFR was positive, meaning not being recovered from work, in 41.7%. Working in an academic hospital, being afraid of infecting relatives and experiencing insufficient numbers of colleagues were associated with more mental symptoms, while having been on holiday was associated with reduced depression symptoms and need for recovery.

conclusionThe first COVID-19 surge had a high impact on the mental well-being of intensive care nurses, increasing the risk for drop out and jeopardising the continuity of care. Effort should be made to optimize working conditions and decrease workload to guarantee care in the next months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AdultAnxietyBurnout, ProfessionalCOVID-19Critical Care NursingCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNursesOccupational StressStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesAnxietyCOVID-19Critical care nursingDepressionIntensive care unitMental healthPost-traumatic stress disorderWell-being

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PMID33863609
PMCPMC9759743
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