Relationship between Stress Perceived and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Intensive Care Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between perceived stress and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak in the intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 170 nurses working in the ICUs of a hospital in eastern Turkey. Descriptive, chi-square and multiple linear regression analyses were used to analyze data. In the last three months, 48.2% of the nurses had complaints such as heartburn, 44.1% abdominal distension, 41.7% diarrhea/ constipation. The mean perceived stress level experienced by the nurses was found to be 29.30±5.73. Results from regression analysis included perceived stress score, gender, perceived health status, diet, having been infected with COVID-19 before and risk degree of the ICU in question in terms of COVID-19 revealed a statistically significant associated with scores obtained from GI symptoms. Perceived stress level, health perception status, having been infected with COVID-19 before and the high-risk status of the intensive care unit in question for COVID-19 were predictive factors for the occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms. These findings may provide a basis for creating a healthy work environment where factors contributing to work-related stress are reduced and coping strategies are developed. Keywords: gastrointestinal symptoms, intensive care, nurses, stress

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“…Studies on the COVID-19 pandemic have been carried out from disciplines such as health (Menekli et al 2021, Papanikos 2021, mass media communication (Fitzpatrick 2022, Osisanwo 2022, sociology (Bäckman 2022, Jurić 2022, business and economics (Jan Reid 2021, Struwig & Watson 2021, tourism (Gukiina & Lamunu 2021, Jones 2022, and linguistics (Asiru & Bello 2021, Edem 2021. Linguistic studies on the COVID-19 pandemic have been conducted using theoretical insights from discourse analysis (Kenneth & Silas Odhiambo 2020, Xue & Xu 2021, critical discourse analysis (Dezhkameh et al 2021, Mu et al 2021, pragmatics (Solomon-Etefia & Edem 2020) and sociolinguistics (Ibrahim et al 2020, Sneller 2022).…”

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“…A comprehensive review of literature, albeit confined to publications in Athens Journals, offers insights into numerous studies elucidating its impact on the economy and tourism industry[Adejare et al (2022),Jones (2022),Jones and Comfort (2020),Reid (2022),Tran (2023)], the Management/ Finance[Gukiina and Lamunu (2021),Struwig and Watson (2023),Uwah et al (2022)]. Health[Crescentini and Padricelli (2023),Galea (2022),Menekli et al (2021),Mukherjee and Ray (2023),Shah et al (2022),Stoyanov (2023),Uysal et al (2020), ŽegaracLeskovar et al (2022)], Social/ Media/Sports[Bäckman (2021), Cezar Dias and Moreira de Oliveira (2023), De Falco (2021),Fitzpatrick (2022),Jurić (2022a, b),Lust (2022),Mengu et al (2021),Okaka and Omondi (2022),Osisanwo (2022), Polo Martín (2022), Regret Iyer (2023,Stefani (2023)], Education[Charalambous and Papademetriou (forthcoming),Güvercin et al (2022), Jereb et al (2023,Makgopa (2022), Oluwadamilola Uleanya and Mulliah Naidoo (2023), RodariMeisner and McKenzie (2023), Turan-Güntepe et al (2023)], Technology[Hassan and Bellos (2022),Ismaili and Ibrahimi (2021),Joolfoo and Hosany (2023)], and Law/Judiciary[Iancu (2023[Iancu ( , 2021,Patraus and Ofrim (2021)].…”