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Factors affecting PTSD symptoms among hospital nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea

코로나19 팬데믹 상황 중 병원 간호사의 PTSD 증상에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Seo, EunJu (Dept. of Nursing, Pai Chai University) ;
  • Kim, Younglee (Dept. of Nursing, California State University) ;
  • Hong, Eunhee (Dept. of Nursing, Seoul Women's College of Nursing)
  • 서은주 (배재대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김영리 (미국샌버나디노 주립대학교 간호학) ;
  • 홍은희 (서울여자간호대학교)
  • Received : 2022.04.19
  • Accepted : 2022.06.20
  • Published : 2022.06.28
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Abstract

This study is to investigate the factors affecting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among hospital nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. Cross-sectional, descriptive design is used in this study. Data collection was completed through an online self-administered survey from December 2020 to January 2021 among 180 registered nurses dealing with COVID-19 patients at hospitals. This survey includes socio-demographic questions, including a 22-item PTSD questionnaire, a 14-item type D personality questionnaire, a 25-item resilience questionnaire, and a 23-item Social Support Scale questionnaire. 56.1% of the subjects in this study were at risk of PTSD. In the high-risk group for PTSD, resilience and social support were lower than those in the low-risk group for PTSD. But there was no statistically significant difference in both variables (resilience t=0.21, p=.836, social support t=1.07, p=.287). However, education (OR = 2.23, p= .041) and type D personality (OR = 3.67, p < .001) were significant factors for PTSD symptoms. The results of the study can be utilized to recognize PTSD in nurses by identifying factors influencing PTSD during epidemics such as COVID-19, and to apply management systems such as psychological programs to help overcome them.

한국의 COVID-19 대유행 기간 동안 병원 간호사의 외상 후 스트레스 장애증상(PTSD)에 영향을 미치는 요인을 조사하기 위함이다. 방법: 횡단적, 서술적 연구설계로 병원에서 COVID-19 환자를 다루는 간호사 180명을 대상으로 2020년 12월부터 2021년 1월까지 온라인 설문 조사를 통해 데이터 수집을 하였다. 이 설문조사는 사회인구학적 질문, 외상 후 스트레스 장애 22항목, D유형 성격 14항목, 회복탄력성 25항목, 사회적 지지 23항목이다. 연구결과: 이 표본(n=180)에서 간호사의 56.1%(n=101)가 PTSD 고위험군에 해당하였다. PTSD 고위험군의 경우 회복탄력성과 사회적 지지 정도가 PTSD 저위험군에 비해 낮았으나 두 변수 모두 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(회복탄력성 t=0.207, p=.836, 사회적 지지 t=1.07, p=.287). PTSD에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 교육(OR=2.23, p=.041)과 D유형 성격(OR=3.67, p<.001)으로 확인되었다. 결론: 연구의 결과는 COVID-19와 같은 전염병 동안 PTSD에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인함으로써 간호사의 PTSD를 확인하고, 이를 극복하기 위한 심리 프로그램 등 관리 체계를 적용하기 위해 활용될 수 있다.

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