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ArticleJournal of advanced nursing2021

Voices from the COVID-19 frontline: Nurses' trauma and coping.

Karen J Foli, Anna Forster, Chang Cheng, Lingsong Zhang, Yu-Chin Chiu

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Article in Journal of advanced nursing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karen J FoliSchool of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9510-4800
Anna ForsterSchool of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Chang ChengDepartment of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Lingsong ZhangDepartment of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Yu-Chin ChiuDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo describe the experiences of frontline nurses who are working in critical care areas during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on trauma and the use of substances as a coping mechanism.

designA qualitative study based on content analysis.

methodsData were collected from mid-June 2020 to early September 2020 via an online survey. Nurses were recruited through the research webpage of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses as well as an alumni list from a large, public Midwest university. Responses to two open-ended items were analysed: (1) personal or professional trauma the nurse had experienced; and (2) substance or alcohol use, or other mental health issues the nurse had experienced or witnessed in other nurses.

resultsFor the item related to psychological trauma five themes were identified from 70 nurses' comments: (1) Psychological distress in multiple forms; (2) Tsunami of death; (3) Torn between two masters; (4) Betrayal; and (5) Resiliency/posttraumatic growth through self and others. Sixty-five nurses responded to the second item related to substance use and other mental health issues. Data supported three themes: (1) Mental health crisis NOW!!: 'more stressed than ever and stretched thinner than ever'; (2) Nurses are turning to a variety of substances to cope; and (3) Weakened supports for coping and increased maladaptive coping due to ongoing pandemic.

conclusionsThis study brings novel findings to understand the experiences of nurses who care for patients with COVID-19, including trauma experienced during disasters, the use of substances to cope and the weakening of existing support systems. Findings also reveal nurses in crisis who are in need of mental health services. IMPACT: Support for nurses' well-being and mental health should include current and ongoing services offered by the organization and include screening for substance use issues.

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COVID-19NursesAdaptation, PsychologicalHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2content analysisCOVID-19mental healthnursingpsychological trauma

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PMID34314068
PMCPMC8447369
OpenAlexW3185175910

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