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Abstract
In order to protect themselves and others during the outbreak of the coronavirus infection (COVID-19), health institutions must protect nurses’ by take precautions such as preventing, isolating, and caring for infected Covid-19 patients. Therefore, a top-notch nursing education programs or workshops in hospitals should provide to enhance the standard of nursing care.
One of the groups of people who most susceptible to infection is the nursing staff, who will be caring for and aiding coronavirus patients at all hours of the day and night. The protection of vulnerable members is one of the main objectives in the response to COVID19 outbreaks. Therefore, occupational health services are essential in healthcare facilities for assisting, supporting, and ensuring that workplaces are safe and healthy as well as for managing health issues when they arise.
The aim of the current study is to assess nursing staff knowledge, attitude, and the selected psychological responses of COVID-19 during COVID-19 outbreak.
The main findings of the study were:
Regarding knowledge about COVID-19 outbreak, it was observed that (51.4%) of nursing staff responses regarding source of COVID-19 knowledge were for “social media”; more than half of them staff (58.9%) had no previous infection with COVID-19, and less than half (41.1%) had previous infection with COVID-19, and more than half (55.7%) of nursing staff who had previous infection had the infection for only one time.
Regarding total knowledge, it was noted that majority (97.1%) of nursing staff had satisfied total knowledge score level about COVID-19, and only (2.9%) of them had unsatisfied knowledge.
Also, the majority (87.5%) of nursing staff had favorable attitude toward COVID-19, and lowest percentage (12.5%) of nursing staff had unfavorable attitude toward COVID-19.
In addition, more than half (53.6%) of nursing staff had moderate level of fear from COVID-19, and more than one- third (38.9%) of them had mild level of fear, while only (7.5%) of them had sever level of fear from COVID-19.
Also, more than half (51.8%) of nursing staff had moderate level of total anxiety from COVID-19, and (40%) of them had mild level, while only (3.9%) of them had sever level of total anxiety from COVID-19.
Also, there was a statistical significant relation between total knowledge about COVID-19 and marital status (P-value <0.003). While, there was no statistical significant relation between relation between total knowledge about COVID-19 and nursing staff occupational data (position). Also, there was a statistical significant relation between total knowledge about COVID-19.
There was no statistical significant relation between relation between total attitude toward COVID-19 and nursing staff personal data. Also, there were statistical significant relations between total attitude toward COVID-19 with sources of knowledge about COVID-19 (P-value <0.01).
In addition, there was a statistical significant relation between total fear from COVID-19 and gender (P-value <0.048). While no statistical significant relation between total fear from COVID-19 and nursing staff sources of knowledge.
Moreover, there was no statistical significant relation between total anxiety from COVID-19 and nursing staff personal data. Also, a statistical significant relation was found between total anxiety from COVID-19 and source of knowledge (P-value <0.006).
Finally, there was a positive weak association between total knowledge about COVID-19 and total attitude toward COVID-19, (P < 0.000). Also, that there was a positive weak association between total fear from COVID-19 and total anxiety from COVID-19, (r=0.343, P < 0.000). In additional there was a negative weak association between total knowledge about COVID-19 and total fear from COVID-19 (r= -0.218, P < 0.000). Also, there was a negative weak association between total attitude toward COVID-19 and total fear from COVID-19 (r= -0.329, P < 0.000).