SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Nurse's Psychological Experiences of Caring for Severe COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.
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- Experiences of team collaboration among intensive care nurses during COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Social Support and Resilience Are Protective Factors against COVID-19 Pandemic Burnout and Job Burnout among Nurses in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- "Who Takes Care of Carers?": Experiences of Intensive Care Unit Nurses in the Acute Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Negative impact of nurses' fear of COVID-19: the moderating role of implementation of knowledge management.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Perspectives of Frontline Nurses Working in South Korea during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Combined Method of Text Network Analysis and Summative Content Analysis.Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2023Article
- Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Their Professional Commitment and Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Examination of the relationship between thanatophobia and resilience levels of nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Psychological impact of COVID-19 on nurses caring for patients during COVID-19 pandemic in Gaborone.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Investigating Factors Affecting the Nursing Shortage During the First and Acute Phase of COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
- "Growth under pressure": The Experience of COVID-19 ICU Nurses - A Qualitative Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
- The Lived Experiences of Nurses Caring for Patients With COVID-19 in Arabian Gulf Countries: A Multisite Descriptive Phenomenological Study.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
Background: COVID-19 has been listed as an international public health emergency. During the pandemic, the nurses were affected physically and mentally when in contact with and caring for patients infected with COVID-19, especially those in intensive care units (ICUs). Objective: To summarize and evaluate the actual psychological experience of nurses caring for patients with severe pneumonia in the ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Relevant publications were identified by systematic searches across 11 databases in December 2021. All qualitative and mixed-method studies in English and Chinese from 2019 that explored the experiences of nurses who cared for severe COVID-19 patients in ICUs were included. The qualitative meta-synthesis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations. Two independent reviewers selected the studies and assessed the quality of each study. Meta-synthesis was performed to integrate the results. Results: A total of 12 studies revealed 9 sub-themes and 3 descriptive themes: physical reactions and psychological changes, the need for support from multiple sources, and increased adaptation and resilience. Conclusion: Nurses who treated severe COVID-19 patients have experienced severe work trials and emotional reactions during the pandemic. They have also developed personally in this process. Managers should develop strategies that address the nurse's needs for external support, reasonably respond to public health emergencies, and improve nursing care outcomes.
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