Examining the predictive role of spiritual health and resilience in mental distress of nurses in COVID-19 wards in Iran. Issue 4 (21st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mesri, Mehdi; Safara, Maryam; Koohestani, Hamid Reza; Baghcheghi, Nayereh
• Is Part Of: Mental health, religion & culture. Volume 25:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 435
• Page End: 447
• Publication Date: 2022-04-21
• Subjects: Predictive role -- spiritual health -- resilience -- mental distress -- nurses -- COVID-19; Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Religion and culture -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Mentally ill -- Pastoral counseling of -- Periodicals; 306.461
• DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2021.2023487
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-4676

Abstract

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 pandemic has triggered serious psychological problems mainly in the front-line healthcare staff. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive role of spiritual health and resilience in mental distress of nurses in COVID-19 wards in Iran. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 91 nurses working in COVID-19 wards in 2020. The results showed that 23.1% of nurses had mental distress. In addition, the correlation coefficient showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between spiritual health ( r = −.22, p < .01) and resilience ( r = −.34, p < .01) with mental distress. The regression results indicated that spiritual health and resilience predicted 16% of the variation in mental distress ( p < .05). Spiritual health and resilience are important constructs of mental distress in nurses and significantly predict and elaborate parts of changes in mental distress. Thus, mental health in nurses can be improved by improving the spiritual aspect and resilience in nurses.