YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi

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Yozgat Bozok University

Clinical Sciences

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Analysis of Nurses’ Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels During the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic

Büyükbayram

Zeliha

SIIRT UNIVERSITY Aksoy

Meyreme

SİİRT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

04 03 2023

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2020

YOBU Faculty of Health Sciences Journal

Objective:This study aimed to analyze nurses’ anxiety and hopelessness levels during the period of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Designed as a descriptive and correlational research, this study was performed with the participation of 622 nurses actively working for healthcare facilities in eastern Turkey. Results: Research data were collected online via Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Hopelessness Scale. It was ascertained that nurses’ mean anxiety and hopelessness scores were successively 18.00±12.73 and 8.99±5.65 points, and there was a statistically significant positive association between the mean anxiety scores and mean hopelessness scores (p˂0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, it was identified that the nurses had medium-level anxiety and hopelessness, and, as their anxiety levels went up, their hopelessness levels also rose

Anxiety COVID-19 Nurse Hopelessness

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