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    Mental Health Problems in Renal Nurses During Novel Coronavirus Disease of 2019 Pandemic
    (GALENOS YAYINCILIK, 2022-01-01) Kose, Sennur; Sancak, Baris; Karsidag, Cagatay
    Objective: The most important factor in facing the pandemic is to ensure the physical and mental health status of the healthcare workers. Studies have found serious stressors experienced by the hemodialysis incharge-nurses but report less burnout than the other nurses. Determining the mental distress of the hemodialysis incharge-nurses during the pandemic is important in determining the necessary precautions. The objective of this study is to determine the psychological complaints of the hemodialysis incharge-nurses during the pandemic. Methods: The participants of the study are hemodialysis incharge-nurses who work in different provinces of Turkey. The data of the study were collected from April to June 2020. Beck Anxiety Inventory was used to measure the frequency of anxiety symptoms experienced by the individuals. Beck Depression Inventory was used to measure the behavioral manifestations of depression. Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to measure burnout in the workplace. The Perceived Trauma Coping Scale was used to evaluate the perception of coping-up with a traumatic life. Results: In our study, we found Beck Anxiety Inventory mean score was 13.42 +/- 11.28, Beck Depression Inventory mean score was 11.88 +/- 9.57, Maslach emotional exhaustion mean score was 15.74 +/- 8.19, Maslach depersonalization mean score was 4.96 +/- 3.70, and Maslach personal failure mean score was 8.95 +/- 4.50, respectively. Finally, the mean Perceived Trauma Coping Scale trauma score was 63.05 +/- 12.78, the mean Perceived Trauma Coping Scale future score was 36.34 +/- 8.65, and the mean Perceived Trauma Coping Scale elasticity score was 71.94 +/- 17.67, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of the study show the importance of the improvements to be made in reducing the depression and burnout levels of the nurses.