Ana Caroline da Costa, Ana Paula da Conceição, Howard Karl Butcher, Rita de Cassia Gengo E Silva Butcher
Factors that influence health literacy in patients with coronary artery disease
Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
aim study investigate relationship death distress psychological adjustment optimism pessimism perceived stress among nurses working covid19 pandemic study designed crosssectionalcohort population study involved 408 nurses northern cyprus registered full members nurse council sample comprised 214 nurses volunteered participate study study data collected using webbased online survey demographic form coronavirus stress measure optimism pessimism questionnaire brief adjustment scale6 death distress scale results indicated perceived stress significantly negatively predicted optimism 021 p 0001 pessimism 038 p 0001 perceived stress significant positive predictive effects psychological adjustment 031 p 0001 death distress 017 p 001 analysis results revealed pessimism mediates association stress psychological adjustment death distress however optimism mediates effect stress psychological adjustment among nurses low level pessimism effective strengthening nurses psychological adjustment skills againt perceived stress death distress nurses consider behavioral strategies help reduce level pessimism periods pandemics 1 high levels perceived stress increased higher score psychological adjustment 2 pessimism mediates association stress adjustment death distress 3 optimism mediates effect stress psychological adjustment among nurses