The impact of Coronavirus-Related Stress Coping Styles and Nurse-Physician Relationship on nurses' Mental Health

Hosseini, Seyedeh Asma; Hosseini Sharif, Seyedeh Zahra

doi:10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.442299.1408

The impact of Coronavirus-Related Stress Coping Styles and Nurse-Physician Relationship on nurses' Mental Health

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyedeh Asma Hosseini ¹

Seyedeh Zahra Hosseini Sharif ²

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

² Master of clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran

10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.442299.1408

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the impact of coronavirus-related stress coping styles and nurse-physician relationships on the mental health of nurses.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 516 nurses in Tehran-affiliated hospitals from 24 February 2021 to 12 February 2023. Patient Health, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Coronavirus-Related Stress Coping Styles, and Professional Relationship between Physician and Nurse Questionnaire were used.
Results: Depression (mean = 9.03, SD = 5.87) and anxiety (mean = 8.73, SD = 4.52) and were mild. The distancing coefficient was the significant interpreter for anxiety (P<0.001, β =-0.379). Also, there were significant relationships between anxiety and escape avoidance, confronting coping, self-controlling, and planful problem-solving. Escape-avoidance coping was the strongest predictor of depression (P<0.001, β = 0.311). Also, significant relationships existed between depression and distancing, confronting coping, positive reappraisal, and planful problem-solving. The Nurse-Physician relationship coefficient was a negative significant predictor of depression (P=0.023 and β =-0.091). Age coefficient was a significant predictor for anxiety and depression (P=0.005 and P<0.001, respectively). Educational level was a negative significant predictor for anxiety and depression (P<0.001 and P<0.001, respectively).
Conclusion: The results indicated that age, educational level, coping styles, and nurse-physician relationship correlated to nurses' anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Nurses

COVID-19

Mental Health

Coping Styles

Nurse-Physician Relationship