Abstract
Aim: This current study examined the mediation roles of burnout and job stress in the association between fear of COVID-19 and mental health among emergency nurses.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Methods: A total of 516 emergency nurses with a mean age of 41.18 (SD = 8.24), mostly females (76.16%) and married (78.9%) responded to measures on fear of COVID-19, burnout, job stress and mental health between 15 September and 7 November 2020.
Results: There was a significantly direct effect between (a) fear of COVID-19 and mental health, (b) fear of COVID-19 and mediators (burnout and job stress) and (c) mediators (burnout and job stress) and mental health. Also, there was a significantly indirect effect between fear of COVID-19 and mental health through job stress, burnout or both.
Conclusions: Fear of COVID-19 directly and indirectly influenced the mental health of emergency nurses. Therefore, hospital authorities should provide sufficient resources to allay the fears of nurses during this COVID-19 pandemic period. Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1147-1154 |
| Journal | Nursing Open |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | Dec 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Citation
Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C.-Y., Marznaki, Z. H., & Pakpour, A. H. (2022). The association between fear of COVID-19 and mental health: The mediating roles of burnout and job stress among emergency nursing staff. Nursing Open, 9(2), 1147-1154. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1154Keywords
- Burnout
- Fear of COVID-19
- Job stress
- Mediation
- Mental health
- Nurse