Stress coping strategies of Iranian healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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作者
Saeedi, Maryam [1 ]
Abedini, Zahra [2 ]
Taleb, Sahar [1 ]
机构
[1] Saveh Univ Med Sci, Saveh, Iran
[2] Qom Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Nursing, Qom, Iran
关键词
COVID-19; Health personnel; Social adjustment; SARS-CoV-2;
D O I
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17178
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed healthcare staff to mental distress. Given the importance of applying effective strategies to cope with stress caused by COVID-19, this study aimed to assess the stress-coping strategies of Iranian healthcare providers. This cross-sectional study was per-formed through a web-based survey. Data collection was done online using a demographic data questionnaire and the short form of Endler and Parker's coping inventory. The mean scores of task-oriented strategies (27.06 & PLUSMN; 5.13) were higher than avoidance-oriented (19.42 & PLUSMN; 5.77) and emotion-oriented strategies (18.45 & PLUSMN; 5.76), and the healthcare workers mainly used task-oriented styles to cope with COVID-19-related stress. There was a significant difference be-tween the score of task-oriented strategy in terms of age groups (P < 0.001), work experience (P = 0.018), level of education (P < 0.001), having children (P = 0.002), and type of hospital (P = 0.028). The score of task-oriented strategies was lower in employees who were in the age group of 20-30 years and had less than 10 years of work experience, and it was higher in employees who had children, worked in private hospitals, and had a master's degree or higher. The score of emotion-oriented strategies in the age group of 51-60 years was significantly lower than other age groups (P < 0.01) and was significantly higher in employees with a bachelor's degree than those with a master's degree or higher (P = 0.017). There was no significant difference between the scores of avoidance-oriented strategies and any socio-demographic variables. According to the findings of this study, young and less experienced employees were more inclined to utilize emotion-oriented coping styles. Therefore, considering appropriate training programs for these employees to apply effective coping strategies is extremely important.
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