articlePLoS ONEAug 7, 2020GOLD OA

Emotional responses and coping strategies in nurses and nursing students during Covid-19 outbreak: A comparative study

Wannan Medical College · Jiangxi Normal University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in December has seen more than 76,000 cases in China, causing more than 3,000 medical staff infections. As the disease is highly contagious, can be fatal in severe cases, and there are no specific medicines, it poses a huge threat to the life and health of nurses, leading to a severe impact on their emotional responses and coping strategies. Therefore, this study will investigate nurses' emotional responses and coping styles, and conduct a comparative study with nursing college students. This study was conducted through the online survey 'questionnaire star' from February 1st to February 20th, 2020 in Anhui Province, using the snowball sampling method to invite…

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Keywords
  • Snowball sampling
  • Coping (psychology)
  • Anxiety
  • Outbreak
  • Sadness
  • Anger
  • Medicine
  • Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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