Anxiety and its Associated Factors among Frontline Nurses during COVID 19 Pandemic in Selected Hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal

Prakash Ghimire, Alisha Khadka
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Introduction: Frontline warier especially, nursing workforce were at potential risk of anxiety during COVID-19 Pandemic that could affect their well-being and work performance. Thus, this study aimed to assess the level of anxiety and its associated factors among frontline nurses working in selected hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during period of January 2022 to February 2022 in Shree Birendra Hospital and Nepal Police Hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 101 nurses involving in the direct management of COVID-19 patients. Self-administered method using pretested tool was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to describe selected variables. Fisher exact test was used to find out the association between anxiety and selected variables. Results: More than half of the nurses (66.3%) had mild to moderate level of anxiety whereas, only 8.9% of nurses had severe anxiety. Age (p=0.005), high risk group in family (0.048), fear of being infected with COVID 19 (p=0.021), and working department (p=<0.001) were found to be statistically significant with anxiety among frontline nurses. Conclusion: Frontline nurses are facing high burden of anxiety during COVID 19 Pandemic. It suggests the need of planning of appropriate coping strategies and interventions to safeguard nurses from the physiological distress and consequences of anxiety, ultimately enabling them to provide quality health services.
尼泊尔加德满都部分医院COVID - 19大流行期间一线护士的焦虑及其相关因素
导言:在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间,一线医护人员特别是护理人员面临潜在的焦虑风险,这可能会影响他们的健康和工作表现。因此,本研究旨在评估尼泊尔加德满都选定医院一线护士的焦虑水平及其相关因素。方法:于2022年1月至2022年2月在尼泊尔加德满都的Shree Birendra医院和尼泊尔警察医院进行描述性横断面研究。采用非概率有目的抽样方法,选取101名参与直接管理COVID-19患者的护士。采用预测工具自行给药的方法收集数据。使用频率、百分比、平均值和标准差等描述性统计来描述所选变量。使用Fisher精确检验来发现焦虑与选定变量之间的关系。结果:超过一半(66.3%)的护士有轻度至中度焦虑,严重焦虑的护士仅占8.9%。年龄(p=0.005)、家庭高危人群(0.048)、对感染的恐惧(p=0.021)、工作科室(p=<0.001)与一线护士的焦虑有统计学意义。结论:新冠肺炎大流行期间,一线护士面临较高的焦虑负担。它表明,需要规划适当的应对战略和干预措施,以保护护士免受生理痛苦和焦虑的后果,最终使他们能够提供高质量的保健服务。
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