ArticleJournal of nursing management2021
Associations between personal protective equipment and nursing staff stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Fostering Nursing Staff Competence in Personal Protective Equipment Education during COVID-19: A Mobile-Video Online Learning Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- [Make nursing practice visible through nursing science in times of COVID-19].Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2021Review
- Hot days and Covid-19: Online survey of nurses and nursing assistants to assess occupational heat stress in Germany during summer 2020.The journal of climate change and health · 2021Article
- Perceived Occupational Stressors and the General Health of Critical Care Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
aimThis study gives insights into the association between the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), wearing time of masks and stress among frontline nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
backgroundPPE can have physical consequences like headache and pain, which could result in increased nurse stress levels.
methodsA total of 2600 nurses participated in this online survey. The questionnaire is based on literature and includes the perceived level of stress scale.
resultsWe found no significant association between the use of PPE and stress. Nurses who wore masks for more than 8 h had significant higher stress levels than those who used the masks for a shorter period.
conclusionsThe duration of wearing masks is associated with nurse's stress level. Our findings can help nurses to argue a higher frequency of breaks and a maximum duration of mask usage in their organisations. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: We recommend that nursing managers implement practical strategies such as a mask break task force. This task force could promote awareness for mask breaks and recommend and allocate rooms or locations such as balconies for mask breaks.
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