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Abstract

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic since its onset has had a dramatic and often devastating impact, both physical and psychological, on all healthcare workers. This study aimed to assess the impact of psychological distress that COVID-19 has on nurses, as well as the coping strategies that they employed. This is a cross-sectional national online survey. A total of 859 nurses actively involved in caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Malaysia participated in the study. More than three-quarters of the nurses experienced stress (77.2%). A total of 88.7% and 7.2% of nurses revealed a moderate and high stress level, respectively. Approximately one in eight (12.1%) nurses reported feeling depressed. Nurses working in the outpatient departments reported significantly higher stress levels than nurses working in inpatient care departments. Nurses having chronic health problems reported significantly higher depression levels than nurses with no chronic health problem. Highly stressed or depressed nurses tend to adopt avoidance coping strategies while religion and emotional support were used regardless of the stress or depression levels experienced. The findings of the study provide insight into the mental health and coping strategies of nurses actively involved in caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Malaysia. This would be of tremendous help to nursing administrators in implementing mental health services for nurses during and following the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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Title
The COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Its Impact on the Mental Health of Nurses in Malaysia
Author
Ping Lei Chui 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mei Chan Chong 1 ; Khatijah Lim Abdullah 2 ; Ramoo, Vimala 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Tang, Li Yoong 1 ; Lee, Wan Ling 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Chong Chin Che 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yahaya, Nor Aziyan 1 ; Rasaiah, Kavitha 1 ; Noor Hanita Zaini 1 ; Ahmad, Nor Zehan 1 ; Teo, Chin Hai 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; [email protected] (M.C.C.); [email protected] (V.R.); [email protected] (L.Y.T.); [email protected] (W.L.L.); [email protected] (C.C.C.); [email protected] (N.A.Y.); [email protected] (K.R.); [email protected] (N.H.Z.); [email protected] (N.Z.A.) 
 Department of Nursing School of Healthcare, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya 47500, Malaysia; [email protected] 
 UM eHealth Unit, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; [email protected] 
First page
1259
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22279032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2584391387
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.