Fatalism and perceived stress relating to the COVID-19 pandemic of nursing professionals

Introduction: The nursing professional is paramount in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in work organization and vulnerability may be related to fatalism and perceived stress, a neurological response that impacts people's quality of life. Objectives: To analyze the level of fatalism...

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Hauptverfasser: Maldonado-Muñiz, Gabriela, Trejo-García, Claudia Atala, Gerrero-García, Adriana, Mendoza-Benítez, Irene
Format: Online
Sprache:spa
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Veröffentlicht: Universidad de Sonora 2020
Online Zugang:https://sanus.unison.mx/index.php/Sanus/article/view/239
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: The nursing professional is paramount in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in work organization and vulnerability may be related to fatalism and perceived stress, a neurological response that impacts people's quality of life. Objectives: To analyze the level of fatalism and perceived stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic in nursing professionals. Methodology: Quantitative study, correlational scope, observational, cross-sectional design. Sample of 551 nursing professionals from the state of Hidalgo, non-probabilistic, professionals working at the three levels of care, who agreed to participate and with internet access were included; after informed consent, the scale of fatalism related to COVID-19 and the scale of perceived stress related to the pandemic were applied through a Google Drive form. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 24. Results: mean age 34.46±9.4 years, 89% women, 68% with Bachelor's degree, Catholic religion prevailed with 84.2%. 3.1% of the sample showed a high level of stress, 59.9% medium and 37% low; 61% showed fatalism absent before the possibility of infection by Coronavirus and 39% present. The correlational analysis showed that the level of stress and fatalism obtained Rho=-.236 with a null negative correlation. Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between fatalism and the level of perceived stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic among nursing professionals.