Ethics code: (IR.SSU.REC.1399.004 )
Atena Dadgari 
, Imane Bagheri , Naiire Salmani * , MohammadHadi Farahzadi , Mahdi Akbari Roknabadi , Elham Elham Fallah Yakhdani , Seyed Reza Zakipour Dezfouli
, Imane Bagheri , Naiire Salmani * , MohammadHadi Farahzadi , Mahdi Akbari Roknabadi , Elham Elham Fallah Yakhdani , Seyed Reza Zakipour Dezfouli
Associate Professor, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. , n.salmani@ssu.ac.ir
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Intriduction: Nurses play an important and direct role in the diagnosis, treatment and care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and working in emergencies puts a lot of pressure on them. Therefore, this study was carried out aimed to determine the level of stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms among nurses caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 104 nurses caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Imam Jafar Sadegh Meybod Hospital 1n 1399 with convenience Sampling method was done and DASS-21 questionnaire were used to collect data and after completion, data was analyzed in Spss statistical software version 21 using descriptive statistics and independent t-test and binary logistic regression and the significance level of p <0.05 was considered.
Results: The mean anxiety was 9.2 + 4.42, stress level was 10.45+ 5.2 and depression was 6.9+5.3. In terms of severity, nurses experienced 15.37% moderate to severe depression, 22.11% moderate to severe stress level, 36.53% moderate to severe anxiety.Statistically significant differences were observed in the mean of anxiety, stress and depression by sex and type of shift and the mean of anxiety, stress by working ward (p <0.05).
Conclusion: Most nurses caring for Covid-19 patients experience mild degrees of stress, anxiety and depression.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 104 nurses caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Imam Jafar Sadegh Meybod Hospital 1n 1399 with convenience Sampling method was done and DASS-21 questionnaire were used to collect data and after completion, data was analyzed in Spss statistical software version 21 using descriptive statistics and independent t-test and binary logistic regression and the significance level of p <0.05 was considered.
Results: The mean anxiety was 9.2 + 4.42, stress level was 10.45+ 5.2 and depression was 6.9+5.3. In terms of severity, nurses experienced 15.37% moderate to severe depression, 22.11% moderate to severe stress level, 36.53% moderate to severe anxiety.Statistically significant differences were observed in the mean of anxiety, stress and depression by sex and type of shift and the mean of anxiety, stress by working ward (p <0.05).
Conclusion: Most nurses caring for Covid-19 patients experience mild degrees of stress, anxiety and depression.
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