ArticleIntensive & critical care nursing2023
Mental well-being of intensive care unit nurses after the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
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- Organizational interventions to support and promote the mental health of healthcare workers during pandemics and epidemics: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
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- The relationship between clinical nurses' job stress and presenteeism: the mediating effect of psychological detachment.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health status of intensive care unit nurses: a systematic review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Mental Health Status and the Intention to Leave the Profession of Nurses Employed Across Catalonia, Spain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Depression and anxiety among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal results over 2 years from the multicentre VOICE-EgePan study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Resilience and yoga training have additive benefits for mental health of intensive care unit nurses.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
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- Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions.AIMS public health · 2024Review
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- The Impact of the Workload and Traumatic Stress on the Presenteeism of Midwives: The Mediating Effect of Psychological Detachment.Journal of nursing management · 2023Observational
- What Are the Factors That Influence Job Satisfaction of Nurses Working in the Intensive Care Unit? A Multicenter Qualitative Study.Journal of nursing management · 2023Article
- Mobile opportunity against stress: Open study protocol on the effectiveness of a mobile platform for stress self-management in the post-pandemic era.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the impact of the second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2020 to June 2021) on mental well-being of intensive care unit nurses and factors associated with mental health outcomes.
methodsAn online survey was available for Dutch intensive care unit nurses in October 2021, measuring mental health symptoms; anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and post-traumatic stress disorder (Impact of Event Scale-6). Additionally, work-related fatigue was measured using the Need For Recovery-11 questionnaire. Previous data from the first surge (March until June 2020) were used to study mental well-being longitudinally in a subgroup of intensive care unit nurses. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine factors associated with mental health symptoms.
resultsIn total, 589 nurses (mean age 44.8 [SD, 11.9], 430 [73.8 %] females) participated, of whom 164 also completed the questionnaire in 2020. After the second surge, 225/589 (38.2 %) nurses experienced one or more mental health symptoms and 294/589 (49.9 %) experienced work-related fatigue. Compared to the first measurement, the occurrence of mental health symptoms remained high (55/164 [33.5 %] vs 63/164 [38.4 %], p = 0.36) and work-related fatigue was significantly higher (66/164 [40.2 %] vs 83/164 [50.6 %], p = 0.02). Granted holidays as requested (aOR, 0.54; 95 % CI, 0.37-0.79), being more confident about the future (aOR, 0.59; 95 % CI, 0.37-0.93) and a better perceived work-life balance (aOR, 0.42; 95 % CI, 0.27-0.65) were significantly associated with less symptoms.
conclusionThe second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic further drained the mental reserves of intensive care unit nurses, resulting in more work-related fatigue.
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