Mental health in nurses in Covid-19 areas: between resilience and work stressors

Barreto Quiche J.G.; Arévalo-Ipanaqué J.M. · Index de Enfermeria (2023) · DOI: 10.58807/indexenferm20236290

Resumen

Objective: To relate resilience, mental health and work stressors in nurses in Covid-19 areas. Methods: Basic study, cross-sectional and correlational design, with 150 nurses in Covid-19 areas in two hospitals in Lima, Peru. The RS-14 resilience scale, the Goldberg Test and the Nursing stress Scale were used, the results of which were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Spearman's Rho test. Results: Nurses from Covid-19 areas have a very high level of resilience (64.7%), low mental health deterioration (84%) and minimal exposure to work stressors (60.7%). There is a positive correlation between mental health impairment and work stressors (sig 0,000), negative correlation between mental health impairment and resilience (sig 0,000). Conclusions: The deterioration of nurses' mental health in Covid-19 areas is inversely related to their level of resilience and directly related to the presence of work stressors.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Unión