The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting
During healthcare catastrophes, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are exposed to highly stressful situations derived from their work and personal activity. Development of coping strategies for such situations can improve nurses’ physical and mental health. This study analyzed nurses’ ada...
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| author | Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Ivan Martos Martínez, África Barragán Martín, Ana Belén |
| author_facet | Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Ivan Martos Martínez, África Barragán Martín, Ana Belén |
| author_sort | Gázquez Linares, José Jesús |
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| description | During healthcare catastrophes, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are exposed to highly stressful situations derived from their work and personal activity. Development of coping strategies for such situations can improve nurses’ physical and mental health. This study analyzed nurses’ adaptability to change, with attention to socio-demographic variables in a COVID-19 setting, and identified the repercussions on their health. This quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study had a sample of 351 nurses aged 22 to 64 with a mean age of 40.91 (SD = 10.98). The instruments used for the study were the ADAPTA-10 questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). It was observed that age, sex, and having a stable partner significantly influenced scores on the emotional, cognitive–behavioral, and adaptation to change factors. Finally, the emotional factor mediated between positive COVID-19 in someone close and the presence of health problems. Understanding the elements that help adapt better to change and adversity enable effective interventions to be developed for improving emotional health of nurses, especially for those in whom there are positive cases of COVID-19 in their personal or work environment. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-139492023-04-12T19:43:21Z The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Ivan Martos Martínez, África Barragán Martín, Ana Belén anxiety COVID-19 pandemic emotions mental health nurses During healthcare catastrophes, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are exposed to highly stressful situations derived from their work and personal activity. Development of coping strategies for such situations can improve nurses’ physical and mental health. This study analyzed nurses’ adaptability to change, with attention to socio-demographic variables in a COVID-19 setting, and identified the repercussions on their health. This quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study had a sample of 351 nurses aged 22 to 64 with a mean age of 40.91 (SD = 10.98). The instruments used for the study were the ADAPTA-10 questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). It was observed that age, sex, and having a stable partner significantly influenced scores on the emotional, cognitive–behavioral, and adaptation to change factors. Finally, the emotional factor mediated between positive COVID-19 in someone close and the presence of health problems. Understanding the elements that help adapt better to change and adversity enable effective interventions to be developed for improving emotional health of nurses, especially for those in whom there are positive cases of COVID-19 in their personal or work environment. 2022-09-13T15:37:58Z 2022-09-13T15:37:58Z 2022-08-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2227-9032 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13949 10.3390/healthcare10081457 en https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1457 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | anxiety COVID-19 pandemic emotions mental health nurses Gázquez Linares, José Jesús Molero Jurado, María del Mar Pérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen Herrera-Peco, Ivan Martos Martínez, África Barragán Martín, Ana Belén The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title | The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title_full | The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title_fullStr | The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title_short | The “Mask Effect” of the Emotional Factor in Nurses’ Adaptability to Change: Mental Health in a COVID-19 Setting |
| title_sort | “mask effect” of the emotional factor in nurses’ adaptability to change: mental health in a covid-19 setting |
| topic | anxiety COVID-19 pandemic emotions mental health nurses |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13949 |
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