Psychological Distress of Nurses in Taiwan Who Worked During the Outbreak of SARS

Chen, Cheng Sheng; Wu, Hsiu; Yang, Pinchen; Yen, Cheng Fang

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.56.1.76

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“…During a pandemic, caring for patients with EID can put great stress on nurses, and some nurses not only have negative psychological reactions, such as depression, anxiety, and irritability, but also a post‐traumatic‐stress response (Maunder et al, ). These negative psychological responses and post‐traumatic stresses were found to be more severe among nurses who cared for infected patients involuntarily (Chen, Wu, Yang, & Yen, ). In some cases, nurses refused to care for patients with EID and left their jobs (Kim & Choi, ; Shiao, Koh, Lo, Lim, & Guo, ).…”

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Factors influencing nurses' intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases: Application of the theory of planned behavior

Lee

Kang

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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Emerging infectious diseases have caused many health problems and have been identified as a major health issue worldwide. The aim of this descriptive, cross‐sectional survey study was to investigate nursing intention among nurses caring for emerging infectious disease patients in Korea and to describe factors influencing nurses' intention to care by applying the theory of planned behavior. A total of 147 Korean nurses were included and data accrued using an online questionnaire. Among the independent variables, perceived behavioral control, attitudes toward the behavior, and sex significantly influenced nursing intention. These variables explained 55.1% of nursing intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases, and perceived behavioral control (confidence or self‐efficacy in caring for patients) was the strongest predictor. These findings showed the usefulness of the theory of planned behavior in predicting nurses' intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases. Providing an educational program on caring for patients with pandemic diseases would also increase self‐confidence and reduce concerns. In addition, institutional support, such as compensation payments and recognition from administrators, would also strengthen positive attitudes among nurses.

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Factors influencing nurses' intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases: Application of the theory of planned behavior

Lee

Kang

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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“…Adolescents as a population are vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when they are exposed to life‐threatening stressors. Epidemiological studies for PTSD in Taiwan have shown higher prevalence of PTSD among the people experiencing the earthquake disasters and infection outbreak [1,2], including adolescents [3,4]. PTSD symptomatology in adolescents resembles that in adults but also includes some aspects of the childhood presentation with modifications [5].…”

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“…Each of these assessment tools have their own merits. As our study team has used IES to screen stress reaction among the hospital adult workers during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak [2], we would like to examine its use for the adolescents in the natural disaster. IES was developed by Horowitz et al.…”

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Validation of the Impact of Event Scale‐Revised for adolescents experiencing the floods and mudslides

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The Kaohsiung J of Med Scie

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The purpose of this study was to validate the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) for adolescents who had experienced the floods and mudslides caused by Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. The internal consistency, construct validity, and criteria validity of the instrument were examined. Principal component analysis followed by an oblique rotation was used to derive a three-factor solution. These factors were labeled intrusion, hyperarousal, and avoidance; all three factors together accounted for 58.1% of the variance. The total Cronbach's alpha of 0.94 reflected the good internal consistency of the instrument. With reference to diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder, the IES-R cutoff point for posttraumatic stress disorder was 19 of 20 with a sensitivity of 85.7% and specificity of 84.1%. In conclusion, the IES-R can be used as a reliable and valid instrument when evaluating psychological distress among adolescents who have experienced a natural disaster, such as flooding and mudslides.

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“…13,14 In addition, they experienced extreme stress after infectious disease patients passed away. 15 Nurses who cared for MERS-CoV patients in Saudi Arabia also experienced fear from lack of information about MERS-CoV and psychological trauma owing to the infection of their colleagues and deaths of their patients. 13 However, there are differences in nurses' experiences across countries because nursing resources, healthcare systems, and cultural backgrounds differ.…”

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Nurses' experiences of care for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in South Korea

Kim

2018

American Journal of Infection Control

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Psychological Distress of Nurses in Taiwan Who Worked During the Outbreak of SARS

Abstract: These findings suggest that the psychological distress of nurses who worked during the SARS outbreak was moderate. The distress was more prominent among the two groups of nurses who were working with patients with SARS.

Cited by 190 publications

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Factors influencing nurses' intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases: Application of the theory of planned behavior

Factors influencing nurses' intention to care for patients with emerging infectious diseases: Application of the theory of planned behavior

Validation of the Impact of Event Scale‐Revised for adolescents experiencing the floods and mudslides

Nurses' experiences of care for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in South Korea

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