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Prevalence Mental Health Status of Frontline Nurses Handling Covid-19 in Indonesia

Authors
Ice Yulia Wardani1, Riska Amalya Nasution2, *, Evin Novianti3, Herni Susanti1, Riris Ocktryna4, M. Akbar Nugraha1, Raphita Diorarta1
1Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
2Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
3Faculty Health Sciences, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
4Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: riskanasution@unja.ac.id
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Riska Amalya Nasution
Available Online 7 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_2How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Covid-19; Mental health status; Frontline nurses; Anxiety; Depression
Abstract

The impact of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is not only on physical health but also on mental health. Nurses are one of the vanguards in handling Covid-19 which is at risk of experiencing mental health problems. This study aims to identify the mental health status of the foremost nurses in handling Covid-19. The method used with a quantitative approach is descriptive survey research. The sample in this study were 2156 nurses working in public health centers or hospitals throughout Indonesia. The survey was conducted using the 20 items Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) instrument. The results showed as many as 55% (1185 nurses) experienced anxiety and depression due to conditions as the vanguard of handling Covid-19. With the most experiencing signs and symptoms of Feeling anxious, tense, and worried 70.3% (1515). The results show the mental health status of frontline nurses needs to be considered. Promotion and prevention efforts towards the mental health status of frontline nurses in handling Covid-19 are needed for the mental health conditions of nurses to continue to serve patients well and not to become a more serious problem.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
7 November 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_2
ISSN
2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4_2How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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