The Relationship between Surgical Nurses’ Fear of COVID-19 and Caring Behaviours
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COVID-19, Fear, Nursing Care, Nutritional Behavior, PandemicAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between surgical nurses’ fear of COVID-19 and caring behaviours.
Methods: The study population comprised 312 surgical nurses working in the surgical units of Sancaktepe Şehit Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital and the study was completed with 261 surgical nurses. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and the “Nurse Descriptive Information Form”, the “Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)” and the “Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24)”.
Results: It was found that nurses’ mean CBI-24 total score was 4.95±0.84, and having a chronic disease, having COVID-19 themselves and in the person(s) they live with, receiving training on surgical patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finding preventive measures for COVID-19 spread and the healthcare resources adequate affected the caring behaviours. In addition, the mean FCV-19S total score was 16.59±6.88, and it was determined that gender, finding the healthcare resources necessary for surgical patient care and the care provided during COVID-19 pandemic adequate affected the fear of COVID-19.
Conclusions: There was a significant and moderate negative correlation between the FCV-19S total score of the surgical nurses and the CBI-24 scale and subscale scores (p<0.05). It was determined that fear of COVID-19 negatively affected caring behaviours at a moderate level. It is recommended to provide regular psychological support to surgical nurses for fear of COVID-19, to implement regular trainings for possible epidemics and disasters, and to improve the healthcare resources of nurses working in surgical units.
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