The Effect of Personality Traits of Surgical Nurses on COVID-19 Fear, Work Stress, and Psychological Resilience in the Pandemic

Purpose: This research was carried out to determine the effects of the personality traits of surgical nurses on COVID-19 fear, work stress, and psychological resilience in the pandemic.Design: The research was descriptive and cross-sectional types.Methods: The study was conducted between February 2021 and May 2021 at a State University Research Hos-pital. The research aimed to reach all surgery nurses (357) working in surgical units without selecting a sam-ple. The sample included 325 participants. At the end of the study, the participation rate was 91.03%. Study reporting adheres to STROBE checklist.Findings: It was determined that 43.4% of the nurses participating in the study were in the age range of 26-30, 64.9% were women. The correlation values between the COVID-19 Fear Scale and the Nurse Stress Scale scores were found to be significant in the positive direction. The correlation values between the Eysenck Per-sonality Questionnaire neuroticism subdimension and the Nurse Stress Scale, and Fear of COVID-19 Scale scores were found to be positive.Conclusions: During the pandemic, it is suggested that nurses' work stress and psychological resilience levels should be evaluated at regular intervals and that in-service trainings on coping with stress and stress man-agement should be organized. Taking the necessary precautions and improving working conditions will have positive effects on both the health of nurses and patient care.& COPY; 2022 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal

JOURNAL OF PERIANESTHESIA NURSING

Year

2023

Volume

38

Issue

4

Pages

572-578

ISSN

1089-9472

eISSN

1532-8473

DOI

10.1016/j.jopan.2022.10.006

WoS UID

WOS:001052859500001