The Impact of COVID-19 on Nurses' Feelings, Stress, Coping, and Motivation in Palestinian Treatment Centers of Corona

Authors

† Wafaa Menawi, † She passed away, may God have mercy on her, on June 24, 2024; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Shatha Mari, Public Health Administrative Program, Faculty of Graduate Studies, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.Follow
Ahmad Adel Hanani, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.Follow

DOI

10.35552/0247.39.4.2456

Abstract

Background: Frontline nurses of COVID-19 found themselves in an unfamiliar new disease work environment, fighting to adapt and control the stress while working at covid-19 centers in Palestine. Aim: To investigate the impact of COVID-19 on nurses' feelings, stress, coping, and motivation in COVID-19 Palestinian treatment Centers. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted between Mid of July to the end of October 2021 by recruiting a purposive sample of 390 nurses who worked at the Ministry of Health during COVID-19 pandemic treatment centers. The nurses filled out the COVID-19 Health Personnel Questionnaire with Cronbach's Alpha > 0.9. Results: Palestinian frontline nurses felt that financial incentives constitute a motivator to deal with corona patients. However, they do their duties as health professionals since they must follow ethical obligations (M= 3.78 and 3.75) correspondingly. Nurses have been resentful of wearing PPE every day and being a cause of transmitting the virus to Family or friends. These were the highest stressors (M= 3.91, 3.91, 3.82). They agreed that trusting the staff to care for them in case of infection with COVID-19 and working with all health professionals to overcome COVID-19 will reduce their stress (M= 3.70 and 3.68) in a high score. Whereas updating knowledge about COVID-19 was the highest coping mechanism by nurses (M= 3.93), followed by the usage of appropriate PPE (M=3.79). Also, they agreed that COVID-19 vaccinations were the highest motivating factor (M= 3.80), followed by family support (M= 3.79), according to Palestinian frontline nurses. Conclusion: The feeling, coping, and motivation mechanisms of Palestinian frontline nurses have been impacted by working with an unfamiliar infectious agent, disturbed by a long-time use of PPE and isolation from their families. Family-supportive dependent strategies should be adopted to keep our frontline nurses working with high performance and accepted quality in risky places, struggling countries, and crises.

Recommended Citation

Menawi, † Wafaa; Mari, Shatha; and Hanani, Ahmad Adel (2025) "The Impact of COVID-19 on Nurses' Feelings, Stress, Coping, and Motivation in Palestinian Treatment Centers of Corona," An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities): Vol. 39: Iss. 4, Article 4.
DOI: 10.35552/0247.39.4.2456
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/anujr_b/vol39/iss4/4