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Özüm Erkin1, Gülbin Konakçı1, Songül Duran2
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İzmir Democracy University, İzmir, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aimed to determine the level of secondary traumatic stress in nurses (n = 205) working with patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in Turkey.
Design And Methods:
Data were collected using the personal information form and Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale.
Findings:
Of the total sample, 62% were female and 52% of nurses were in the 20- to 30-years age range. 67.8% of the nurses experienced high and severe secondary traumatic stress symptoms, the mean score was 49.66 ± 0.86. At the level of secondary traumatic stress subscales, the highest average score was avoidance symptom (20.09 ± 5.06).
Practice Implications:
More than half of the nurses experienced high and severe secondary traumatic stress where the highest symptom "avoidance." The nurses may need psychosocial support during and after the pandemic.
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