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Hoedl, M; Eglseer, D; Bauer, S.
Associations between personal protective equipment and nursing staff stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Nurs Manag. 2021; 29(8):2374-2382
Doi: 10.1111/jonm.13400
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- Hödl Manuela
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- Bauer Silvia
- Eglseer Doris
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- AIM: This study gives insights into the association between the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), wearing time of masks and stress among frontline nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. BACKGROUND: PPE can have physical consequences like headache and pain, which could result in increased nurse stress levels. METHODS: A total of 2600 nurses participated in this online survey. The questionnaire is based on literature and includes the perceived level of stress scale. RESULTS: We found no significant association between the use of PPE and stress. Nurses who wore masks for more than 8 h had significant higher stress levels than those who used the masks for a shorter period. CONCLUSIONS: The duration of wearing masks is associated with nurse's stress level. Our findings can help nurses to argue a higher frequency of breaks and a maximum duration of mask usage in their organisations. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: We recommend that nursing managers implement practical strategies such as a mask break task force. This task force could promote awareness for mask breaks and recommend and allocate rooms or locations such as balconies for mask breaks.
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- COVID-19 - administration & dosage
- Humans - administration & dosage
- Nursing Staff - administration & dosage
- Pandemics - administration & dosage
- Personal Protective Equipment - administration & dosage
- SARS-CoV-2 - administration & dosage
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- COVID-19
- nurses
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- psychological stress