A study to assess the burden, stress and coping abilities among the staff nurses working in Covid-19 wards in RMMCH at Chidambaram
Key words: Staff nurses, COVID-19, Burden, Stress, Coping abilities
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The WHO has declared an alert about global pandemic, which represents a large family of viruses cause serve respiratory problems like SARS, MERS, etc. Severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus-2(SARS-CoV-2) is a novel Corona virus that was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, Central China and is responsible for the 2019-2020 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is the Seventh corona virus to date that is known to infect humans. This has been possible by frequent cross-species infection and occasional spill over events.Cui J,LI F,Shi ZL(2019). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Descriptive design was used for this study to assess the burden, stress and coping abilities among the staff nurses working in Covid-19 wards in RMMCH at Chidambaram. A total of 30 staff nurses were selected by using convenience sampling technique. A pretest was conducted using modified standardized scale. The conceptual framework, used for this study, was Health Belief Model – Rosenstoch’s (1974) and Becker and Maniman’s (1975). RESULTS The results showed that, regarding burden level totaling 73% of them had Severe burden, 17% of them had Moderate burden, 7% of them had Mild burden and only 3% of them had Very severe burden. The mean score was 23.53 with the SD value of 4.918. It is inferred that the Severe level of burden is higher.Regarding Stress level totaling 57% of them had Moderate stress, 27% of them had Severe stress, 10% of them had Mild stress and only 6% of them had Very severe Stress. The mean score was 23.8 with the SD value of 6.530. It is inferred that the Moderate level Stress of is higher.Regarding the Coping abilities level totaling 47% of them had Moderate coping abilities, 37% of them had Severe coping abilities, 10% of them had Very coping abilities and only 6% of them had Mild coping abilities. The mean score was 41 with the SD value of 11.341. It is inferred that the Moderate level coping abilities of is higher. CONCLUSION The present study assessed the burden, stress and coping abilities among the staff nurses working in Covid-19 wards. The above findings would help in planning interventions for the staff nurses of COVID-19 patients, which would in turn reduce burden, stress and improve coping skills.
"A study to assess the burden, stress and coping abilities among the staff nurses working in Covid-19 wards in RMMCH at Chidambaram", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.b194-b198, September-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2509126.pdf
Volume 10
Issue 9,
September-2025
Pages : b194-b198
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_305009
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2509126
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Research Area: Science All
Country: Kappiyarai, Tamil Nadu, India
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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