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Date Published: 21/06/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v514i2.2630
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Vol. 514 No. 2 (2022)
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Thị Hoài, N. ., & Ngọc Anh, N. . (2022). PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NURSES AT VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN 2021. Vietnam Medical Journal, 514(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v514i2.2630

PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NURSES AT VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN 2021

Nguyễn Thị Hoài1,, Nguyễn Ngọc Anh2
1 Vietnam National Children's Hospital
2 Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University

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Objectives: To describe thepsychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the mental health of nurses at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital in 2021. 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 August 2021 to June 2022. Results: 28.9% of nurses showed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. 9.8% participants had mild symptom, moderate with 9.3%, and 12.9% had severe symptom. The mean IES-Rscore of subjects was 22.4 ± 9.7 (Min: 11, Max: 44). The prevalence of stress was 26.1%, anxiety was 35.4% and depression was 31.8%. 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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mental health, nursing, COVID 19

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