FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH OF NURSES AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DURING COVID 19 EPIDEMIC IN 2021

Nguyễn Ngọc Anh1,, Nguyễn Thị Hoài2
1 Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University
2 Vietnam National Children's Hospital

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Objectives: Describe factors affecting mental health of nurses at Vietnam National Children's Hospital in 2021 under the impact of COVID-19 epidemic. Subjects and research methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study using Impact of Event Scale - Revised(IES-R) and DASS 21 on 280 nurses working at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital from November to December 2021. Results: 28.9% of nurses showed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder.The results showed that nurses were directly involved in epidemic prevention (OR=1.77; 95%CI: 1.14-2.16); had contact with COVID-19 patient (OR=1.59; 95%CI: 1.13-2.72); Had working time≥48 h/week (OR=2.78; 95%CI:1.16-4.8); having stress symptoms (OR=1.76; 95%CI:1.05-3.25) and having depression symptoms (OR=2.28; 95%CI:1.09-3.8) were likely to have higher risk of psychological trauma than other nurses. Conclusion: Timely counseling and psychological interventions are needed for nurses to to alleviate their anxiety and improve their general mental health.

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