Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting the mental health of people especially the frontline health care workers. Frontline professionals might experience sleep disturbances due to work pressure, stress, anxiety, depression and various other psychological factors. Social support plays a protective role in preventing depression and insomnia among frontline health care professionals. Thus, this study focused on “Perceived Social Support, Depression and Insomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19”. Objectives of the study is to explore the levels of depression and insomnia among nursing staffs during the pandemic situation and in finding the relationship between Perceived Social Support,Depression and Insomnia among Nursing Staffs during COVID-19. The hypothesis of the current study is that there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and Depression among nursing staffs,there will be a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and insomnia among nursing staffs and there will be a significant relationship between Depression and Insomnia among nursing staffs. Nature of the study was quantitative and purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Data was collected through Google forms around Chennai using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Athens Insomnia Scale from a sample of 51 nursing staffs. Data were analysed using Pearson's Coefficient of Correlation through SPSS Software. Results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between perceived social support and depression.There is no statistically significant relationship between perceived social support and insomnia.There is a significant positive relationship between depression and insomnia.The present study gave insight about the importance of social support especially during the pandemic situation. Intervention for depression and insomnia are recommended in the phase of the current pandemic.
Background:Old age is commonly viewed as a period of decreased physical activity,agitation and,increased calmness; depression or stress is not commonly acknowledged in the population. According to Erik Erikson, older adults experience Ego Integrity vs Despair, where people review their life cycle and accept it as something that had to be, resulting in wholeness or a sense of coherence. A lack of it would result in despair, where one's life is seen as being unproductive and guilt about the past, having not accomplished life goal leads to dissatisfaction and depression. Therefore,people with a poor sense of coherence could have higher levels of perceived stress and depression in them when compared to those who have a strong sense of coherence. Purpose: The study thus focuses on exploring the relationship between depression, perceived stress, and sense of coherence among the elderly population. Methods: Data was collected through the Sense of Coherence Scale,Perceived stress scale,and geriatric depression scale-15 from a sample of 40 from old age (people over 60 years). Out of which 20 were living in old age homes and 20 with their families.Statistical analyses were conducted using Pearson's Coefficient of Correlation and T-test.Results: There was a mild to moderate negative correlation between perceived stress and sense of coherence and a mild to moderate negative correlation between depression and sense of coherence. There was a significant difference in the levels of perceived stress and depression between people living in their homes and old age homes.
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