Stress and Coping Strategies of Nurses Working with Patients Infected with and Not Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Introduction: Working during the COVID-19 pandemic is a particular challenge for nurses because, while performing their daily routines, they are exposed to physical and social consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is accompanied by intensified stress. The aim of this study was to assess the intensity of stress and coping strategies applied by nurses working with both infected and non-infected patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted between January and March 2021. Due to the epidemiological situation, the questionnaire was posted on Facebook in nurses’ groups and sent out via the “Messenger” and “WhatsApp” applications. Stress intensity was assessed by means of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), whereas coping strategies were assessed using the Mini-COPE stress coping inventory. Results: Among 151 surveyed nurses, more than half (52.3%) worked with infected patients and the remaining ones (47.7%) worked with non-infected patients. The level of stress perceived by nurses working with infected patients was higher than among nurses working with patients without SARS-CoV-2 infection (22.22 ± 5.94 vs. 20.21 ± 5.68, p = 0.03). The nurses working with infected patients were most likely to choose coping strategies focused on the problem (2.00 ± 0.62) and emotions (2.01 ± 0.69), whereas those working with non-infected patients usually chose strategies focused only on the problem (2.11 ± 0.58). Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses working with SARS-CoV-2 patients experienced more intense stress than those working with non-infected patients. Nurses working with SARS-CoV-2 patients tended to cope with stress using strategies focused on the problem and on emotions, while those working with non-infected patients were more likely to choose strategies focused only on the problem.

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING PRE AND POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN.

10.36106/ijsr/2903859 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 31-32

Author(s):

Neha Farheen Mushtaq ◽

Shiva Kumar B K. ◽

Vinay HR. ◽

Bramaramba D Honnugudi

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

T Test ◽

P Value ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Stress Scale ◽

The Mean ◽

And Coping

Background: Medical students are facing huge challenge due to COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted their learning and has become vital stressor and affecting their psychological well-being. The objective of this study was to assess the perception of the stress among the undergraduate medical students and their coping strategies pre and post lockdown. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 321 undergraduate medical students at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, Karnataka, India. This study was initiated after getting approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee. After obtaining consent the extent of the students stress was assessed using Perceived Stress Scale and Brief COPE was used to assess their coping strategies. Scores were analysed using paired t test in Microsoft excel/ SPSS software. Results: On paired 't' t test the mean difference in total score was 0.68 and the p value was 0.166 for scores of perceived stress scale, similarly the mean difference in scores of sub groups under coping strategies was 0.90 and 0.49 with 'p' value 0.173 and 0.498 respectively. Conclusion: Overall, there was not much of difference in scores of perceived stress scale and coping strategies before and after lockdown. Except for minor difference across age group and scores of specic coping strategies which was again not statistically signicant.

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Perceived stress and coping strategies among ICU nurses in government tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Annals of Saudi Medicine ◽

10.5144/0256-4947.2019.48 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 48-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Homood Alharbi ◽

Abdualrahman Alshehry

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tertiary Hospitals ◽

And Coping

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Gender-Specific Associations of Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies with C-Reactive Protein in Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12529-013-9341-y ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 821-832 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Chisato Shimanoe ◽

Yasuko Otsuka ◽

Megumi Hara ◽

Hinako Nanri ◽

Yuichiro Nishida ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Older Men ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

C Reactive Protein ◽

Men And Women ◽

Reactive Protein ◽

And Coping ◽

Older Men And Women ◽

Gender Specific

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Influence of stress and coping strategies on undergraduate students' performance

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/jarhe-03-2020-0066 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi ◽

Gbolahan Bolarin ◽

Naomi Temitope Oladosu ◽

Richard Ajayi Jimoh

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Stress Coping ◽

University Administration ◽

Content Type ◽

Stress Coping Strategies ◽

And Coping

PurposeThis study examined the causes of academic stress amongst undergraduate students in the Department of Quantity Surveying to ascertain whether stress has an influence on their academic performance.Design/methodology/approachThis research explores the relationships between these constructs: academic stress, non-academic stress, coping strategies and academic performance, using a survey questionnaire to collect data from 190 undergraduate students in the Quantity Survey department. Descriptive statistics have been used to analyse the data and a path analytical approach has been adopted to evaluate the relationship between the constructs discussed in the paper.FindingsSignificant linear associations have been established between all the proposed paths and the outcome factor (p < 0.00). Coping strategies were an important mediator (p = 0.000), as they explained 32.9% of the association between academic stress and non-academic stress. However, the findings have shown that the stress faced by students is an optimal degree of stress that improves learning capabilities.Practical implicationsExplanation and clarification of the effects of academic and non-academic stress and coping mechanisms on the academic performance of university undergraduate students could help to reduce the risk of suicide amongst the teeming youths. It will also afford the university administration the opportunity to engender stress-free environment that is conducive for learning through the formulation of appropriate policies that promote “balanced learning” for the students. The outcome of this study may provide a launch pad for researchers who are interested in knowing how the possible causes of stress may impact on the health of university students.Originality/valueThe findings will be of great importance to the academic advisers and university administration in developing a flexible academic calendar and adopt policies that will eliminate academic stress and promote strategies to cope with non-academic stress. The study is the first attempt to examine academic stress, non-academic stress, coping strategies and academic performance in a single research in the Nigerian context due to limited literature found. This study has pedagogical implications to education practice by offering tertiary institutions the opportunity to appraise and device a means of managing students' stress by identifying their needs and increase students' coping skills based on prevailing modalities that give students' opportunities to strengthen the strategies of coping.

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The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Movement on Parameters of Stress

International Journal of Yoga Therapy ◽

10.17761/1531-2054-25.1.79 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 79-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb ◽

Andrew Cisneros ◽

Anna Tacón ◽

Rutika Panike ◽

Reid Norman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Coping Style ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Control Group ◽

Cortisol Response ◽

Repeated Measures Anova ◽

Stress Scale ◽

And Coping

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) of Kabat-Zinn includes a combination of sitting meditation, yoga, and walking; thus, movement is not emphasized primarily to induce a state of awareness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Movement Program (MBM) in women on parameters of stress and coping; that is, in contrast to MBSR, MBM primarily emphasized yoga to cultivate awareness. This study investigated: (a) an objective measure of stress (the cortisol response to a laboratory stressor) following an 8-week MBM in year 1 participants only (n = 17; MBM group = 9; Control group = 8); (b) subjective measures of stress following an 8-week MBM in years 1 and 2 (n = 32; MBM = 16; C = 16); and (c) changes in coping style following an 8- week MBM in years 1 and 2 (n = 32; MBM = 16; C = 16). A mixed plot 2 (Group: TC or MBM) by 5 (Trial: Baseline, Stressor, Recovery 1, Recovery 2, and Recovery 3) repeated measures ANOVA was run for cortisol. Preliminary results indicated a strong trend towards a lowered cortisol response for the MBM group compared to the control group. A mixed plot 2 (Group: TC or MBM) by 2 (Time: Pretest, Post-test) repeated measures ANOVA was run for Spielberg's State Anxiety, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Problem Focused Style of Coping Scale for the Suppressive, Reflective, and the Reactive Coping Style. There were significant main effects for time, group, and an interaction of time and group for Spielberg's State Anxiety and the Perceived Stress Scale. Significant differences were also found for time and the interaction of time and group for the Problem Focused Style of Coping for the Reflective Coping Style (p < 0.05). In conclusion, results indicate positive effects of the MBM program on perceived measures of stress and coping style in women.

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Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral Intervention on Depressive Symptomatology, Stress and Coping Strategies among Jordanian University Students

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(09)70939-3 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (S1) ◽

pp. 1-1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Hamdan-Mansour

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Behavioral Intervention ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention ◽

Intervention Impact ◽

And Coping

The study examined the effectiveness of a group- administered cognitive behavioral intervention (CBT) with depressed university students in Jordan. 84 university students were recruited and assigned randomly to control and intervention groups. Intervention impact was assessed on measures of depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and coping strategies at three times points; baseline, postintervention, 3- months postintervention. Overall, using CBT showed a significant improvement in the used measures. At postintervention, students had lower scores on perceived stress, depression, and avoidance coping and higher scores in approach coping. The findings are discussed in terms of treatment implications and recommendations for use at academic settings.

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College Students' Smoking Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Coping Styles

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/mtg0-dcce-yr29-jlt3 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 367-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

M. R. Naquin ◽

Glen G. Gilbert

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

High School ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Smoking Behavior ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Smoking Prevention ◽

Perceived Stress Scale ◽

Stress Scale ◽

And Coping

The purpose of this study was to examine college students' smoking behavior as well as their current smoking status and its effects on perceived levels of stress and coping styles. Students from four universities completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations and a smoking questionnaire. Of the 1330 students who participated in the study, 19 percent were current smokers. On the Perceived Stress Scale, current smokers' mean score was significantly higher than that of the students who had never smoked. In addition, the current smokers' mean score for Emotion-oriented Coping was significantly higher than that of the students who had never smoked or formerly smoked. The former smokers' mean score on Avoidance-oriented Coping was significantly lower than the never and the current smokers. Ten percent of the students smoked their first cigarette after high school, while 11 percent started to smoke on a daily basis after high school. Based on the findings, programs that focus on smoking prevention and cessation for college students are recommended.

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