Relationship between the social support and psychological resilience levels perceived by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study from Turkey

Kılınç T., Sis Çelik A.

PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE, cilt.57, sa.3, ss.1000-1008, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ppc.12648
  • Dergi Adı: PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1000-1008
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, nurses, pandemic, psychological resilience, social support, MENTAL-HEALTH, MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE, OUTBREAK, CORONAVIRUS, IMPACT
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the social support and psychological resilience levels perceived by nurses in Turkey during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design and Methods The study was descriptive and cross-sectional. Findings The level of social support perceived by the nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic was very good, and the perceived psychological resilience level was moderately good. Moreover, their psychological resilience was found to increase as the social support perceived by them increased. Practice Implications Psychiatric nurses should determine the social support resources of nurses, especially during the epidemic period. Individual and institutional studies should be conducted to increase nurses' psychological resilience.