TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of Depression in Nurses During COVID-19 Health Emergency; the Mediating Role of Resilience
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Chura, Sonia
AU - Saintila, Jacksaint
AU - Mamani, Rut
AU - Ruiz Mamani, Percy G.
AU - Morales-García, Wilter C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background: Nurses are susceptible to several mental problems, such as fear, stress, and depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects their emotional well-being. However, resilience plays an important role in mitigating the effects of COVID-19. Objective: This study was to examine the mediating role of resilience in the relation between fear, stress, and depression of nurses during COVID-19 health emergencies. Methods: A cross-sectional—predictive study was carried out. The variables analyzed were fear, resilience, stress, and depression. A total of 286 nurses from 2 hospitals in the cities of Juliaca and Puno, Peru. Data analyses were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: Analyses showed that the variables were significantly related (P <.01). In addition, a confirmatory analysis of the hypothesized model using structural equation modeling shows that fear and stress are predictors of depression, and that resilience plays a role in mediating the effect of fear on stress (X2 = 534.69, gl = 372, P =.000; TLI =.902, CFI =.910, RMSEA =.039 [95% CI = 0.032-0.046], and SRMR =.065). Conclusion: Nurses tend to develop fear, stress, and depression. Resilience reduces the impact of these psychological variables. Hospital management should provide psychological support and training for nurses in coping strategies.
AB - Background: Nurses are susceptible to several mental problems, such as fear, stress, and depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affects their emotional well-being. However, resilience plays an important role in mitigating the effects of COVID-19. Objective: This study was to examine the mediating role of resilience in the relation between fear, stress, and depression of nurses during COVID-19 health emergencies. Methods: A cross-sectional—predictive study was carried out. The variables analyzed were fear, resilience, stress, and depression. A total of 286 nurses from 2 hospitals in the cities of Juliaca and Puno, Peru. Data analyses were performed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: Analyses showed that the variables were significantly related (P <.01). In addition, a confirmatory analysis of the hypothesized model using structural equation modeling shows that fear and stress are predictors of depression, and that resilience plays a role in mediating the effect of fear on stress (X2 = 534.69, gl = 372, P =.000; TLI =.902, CFI =.910, RMSEA =.039 [95% CI = 0.032-0.046], and SRMR =.065). Conclusion: Nurses tend to develop fear, stress, and depression. Resilience reduces the impact of these psychological variables. Hospital management should provide psychological support and training for nurses in coping strategies.
KW - depression
KW - fear of COVID-19
KW - resilience in the nursing professional
KW - stress
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U2 - 10.1177/21501319221097075
DO - 10.1177/21501319221097075
M3 - Article
C2 - 35549758
AN - SCOPUS:85130636981
SN - 2150-1319
VL - 13
JO - Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
JF - Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
ER -