ArticlePerspectives in psychiatric care2022
Examining the relationship between nurses' fear levels and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
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- Gender and COVID-19 related fear and anxiety: A meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Fear of future workplace violence and sleep quality in Chinese clinical nurses: the mediating role of anxiety and depression.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Sleep quality, coping, and related depression: A cross-sectional study of Turkish nurses.International nursing review · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of insomnia symptoms after ending China's dynamic zero-COVID policy: a cross-sectional survey of frontline nursing staff in Chinese hospitals.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting COVID-19-Related Fear and Burnout in Surgical Nurses.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
- Sleep Quality and Its Relationship to Anxiety and Hardiness in a Cohort of Frontline Italian Nurses during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Effect of educational intervention on improving nurse's general health in military hospitals of Iran: a quasi-experimental study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Examining the relationship between nurses' fear levels and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.Perspectives in psychiatric care · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was conducted to examine the relationship between nurses' fear levels and their insomnia, influencing sociodemographic factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND
methodsThis study utilized cross-sectional methods and the data were collected between July 15 and August 15, 2020. In the data collection, "Socio-demographic question form," "Covid-19 Fear Scale," and "Bergen Insomnia Scale" tools were used. Descriptive statistics, numbers, percentages, independent samples t test, analysis of variance test, and correlation were used on the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 22.0 package program in evaluating the research data. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Batman University.
findingsA positive correlation was found between COVID-19 Fear Scale and the Bergen Insomnia Scale (r = .392; p = .001). The relationship between COVID-19 Fear and Bergen Insomnia Scale score averages and nurses' educational status, income level, shift working status, the status of their relatives being diagnosed with COVID-19, the state of being satisfied with the management of the pandemic process by the Ministry of Health, the situation of having resources in the settings where they work, the status of being in quarantine was statistically significant (p < .05).
conclusionThe relationship between the nurses' fear levels of COVID-19 and their insomnia levels was moderate. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The results of this study are important in terms of understanding the nurses' fear and insomnia during the pandemic and provide data support for the proper interventions. Also, nurses working in Turkey may call for more attention and support from policymakers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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