Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19
Background: Due to the healthcare crisis caused by COVID-19, nurses have been exposed to stressful, uncertain situations. In such situations, emotional coping strategies are especially important due to their repercussion on health. The purpose of this study is analyze the relationships between nurse...
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| author | Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez Fuentes, María Del Carmen Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Santillán García, Azucena |
| author_facet | Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez Fuentes, María Del Carmen Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Santillán García, Azucena |
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| description | Background: Due to the healthcare crisis caused by COVID-19, nurses have been exposed to stressful, uncertain situations. In such situations, emotional coping strategies are especially important due to their repercussion on health. The purpose of this study is analyze the relationships between nurses’ coping strategies and health, with attention to factors related to perceived threat and/or someone close to them is COVID-19 positive. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done with a sample of 351 nurses in Spain. In addition to the questionnaire on perception of threat from COVID-19, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire, an ad hoc question asked them whether someone close to them was COVID-19 positive. Results: Perceived threat and use of negative coping strategies were related, and these strategies were related to a greater presence of somatic symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression. Conclusions: Given the work and personal influence of coping on nurses, interventions must be designed to promote adaptive strategies. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-130982023-04-12T19:42:05Z Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez Fuentes, María Del Carmen Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Santillán García, Azucena perceived threat coping strategies COVID-19 nursing Background: Due to the healthcare crisis caused by COVID-19, nurses have been exposed to stressful, uncertain situations. In such situations, emotional coping strategies are especially important due to their repercussion on health. The purpose of this study is analyze the relationships between nurses’ coping strategies and health, with attention to factors related to perceived threat and/or someone close to them is COVID-19 positive. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done with a sample of 351 nurses in Spain. In addition to the questionnaire on perception of threat from COVID-19, the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire, an ad hoc question asked them whether someone close to them was COVID-19 positive. Results: Perceived threat and use of negative coping strategies were related, and these strategies were related to a greater presence of somatic symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, and depression. Conclusions: Given the work and personal influence of coping on nurses, interventions must be designed to promote adaptive strategies. 2021-12-16T18:36:35Z 2021-12-16T18:36:35Z 2021-12-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13098 10.3390/ijerph182312748 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/23/12748 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | perceived threat coping strategies COVID-19 nursing Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez Fuentes, María Del Carmen Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Santillán García, Azucena Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title | Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title_full | Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title_short | Coping Strategies as a Mental Health Protection Factor of Spanish Nurses during COVID-19 |
| title_sort | coping strategies as a mental health protection factor of spanish nurses during covid-19 |
| topic | perceived threat coping strategies COVID-19 nursing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13098 |
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