Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Nurses Providing Care to the COVID-19 Patients: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Addressing adequately the mental health during and after COVID-19, as well as preparation for possible future outbreaks, requires an understanding of the nature and extent of mental health impacts, factors related to negative mental health outcomes and symptoms of mental illness. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among nurses providing care to the COVID-19 patients.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from 10th April 2021 to 30th June 2021 among 301 nurses from three COVID-19 dedicated hospitals using self-administered questionnaires.

Psychosocial responses to COVID-19 among nurses in two hospitals: a mixed method study at Eastern Nepal.

Background: Most documented studies have focused on mental health status of health care workers during the pandemic but there are very few studies, focusing on mitigation of mental health problems among nurses.

Aim: To study psychosocial responses to COVID-19 and the effectiveness of intervention among nurses.

Materials And Methods: A mixed-method study was conducted, including 278 nurses from two COVID-19 hospitals of the province by purposive sampling.