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Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Resilience Among Frontline Nurses Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2022

Yan Zhang Open the ORCID record for Yan Zhang [Opens in a new window] ,
Yang Xiong ,
Lei Zhang ,
Xiaofeng Jiang ,
Xiaoqian Zhuang ,
Lingyao Meng ,
Lingli Peng  and
Jing Wu
Yan Zhang
Affiliation:
Obstetrical Department, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Yang Xiong
Affiliation:
International Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan Province, China
Lei Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Xiaofeng Jiang
Affiliation:
Orthopedics Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Xiaoqian Zhuang
Affiliation:
Orthopedics Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Lingyao Meng
Affiliation:
Orthopedics Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Lingli Peng*
Affiliation:
Orthopedics Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Jing Wu*
Affiliation:
Medical Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
*
Corresponding authors: Lingli Peng, Email: pll98124@126.com; Jing Wu, Email: wujing7347@163.com
Corresponding authors: Lingli Peng, Email: pll98124@126.com; Jing Wu, Email: wujing7347@163.com
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Abstract

Objective:

According to a WHO report, the number of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reached 456,797,217 worldwide as of 15 March, 2022. In Wuhan, China, large teams of health-care personnel were dispatched to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. This study aimed to determine the sociodemographic and psychological predictors of resilience among frontline nurses fighting the current pandemic.

Methods:

A total of 143 nurses were recruited from February 15 to February 20, 2020, to participate in this study. The 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were used to estimate the participants’ resilience and mental wellbeing.

Results:

Results showed that the nurses displayed a moderate resilience level. Their median depression, anxiety, and stress scores were 1, 2, and 3, respectively, which were negatively correlated with resilience. Female gender, being dispatched to Wuhan, and depression levels were the significant predictors of resilience.

Conclusions:

The results suggest that particular attention should be given to nurses who were dispatched to Wuhan and who exhibited depression symptoms, and appropriate measures should be taken to boost their resilience.

Keywords

anxietycoronavirus disease 2019depressionnursesresiliencestress
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e171
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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