Brain and Behavior (May 2022)

RETRACTED: Increased nurses’ anxiety disorder during the COVID‐19 outbreak

  • Meysam Rad,
  • Mehdi Rad,
  • Leila Hefazi Torghabeh,
  • Nasrin Fatemi,
  • Mohammad Mehdi Maleki,
  • Zahra Seifi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Background The rapid outbreak of COVID‐19 at the beginning of 2020 in the world has put severe physical and psychological pressure on the medical staff of hospitals involved in the care of patients with COVID‐19 to the point of risk of PTSD. There was. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of COVID‐19 and nurses' anxiety disorder. Methods This review study was conducted by library method. Results As is well known and mentioned everywhere in cyberspace, nurses have lost their mental health and become very anxious during the COVID‐19. Serious spread of traumatic psychiatric symptoms in the current situation can lead to damage to the health system. Conclusions The need to care for nurses to relieve fatigue for several months and inject hope and motivation into this group should be understood, But due to the economic situation of the country, unfortunately, the fulfillment of the promises has been delayed, which we hope will be fulfilled soon; Although the delay will certainly not prevent nurses from properly caring for patients, but resolving nurses ‘livelihood problems should also be a priority on the authorities’ agenda.

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