RT Journal Article
T1 Levels of Anxiety and Fear among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
A1 Morgado Toscano, Cristina
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 Fagundo Rivera, Javier
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Allande Cussó, Regina
AB Aim. The aim of this review is to 5nd out what levels of anxiety and fear have been shown by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background. Health security crises affect not only physical health but also the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals due to a higher level of exposure. Evaluation. A systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA statement. Methodological quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools. The literature search was carried out in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (WoS) electronic databases based on the keywords that the research question yielded following the PECOTstrategy. For the selection of articles, original articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, short communication articles, and case reports were included. Then, a series of inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, screening the results to obtain a total of 18 articles, whichwere used to elaborate the study. Key Issues. Fear and anxiety levels were described in a total of 18 selected studies.The main fear-related concerns of the nurses were associated with the fear of infecting their family or friends and the fear of the death of a family member or friend. Conclusions. The main psychological impact on nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic was related to fear, anxiety, stress, and depression. Fear of infecting family members or of being infected were the main impacts perceived by nurses. Implications for Nursing Management. In general, high scores were found for levels of fear and anxiety, although the figures varied by country and time of datacollection. Resilience was considered the main tool for coping with the loss and trauma experienced by nurses.
PB Wiley
SN 0966-0429
SN 1365-2834 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22165
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22165
LA eng
NO Morgado-Toscano, C., Gómez-Salgado, J., García-Iglesias, J. J., Fagundo-Rivera, J., López-López, D., & Allande-Cussó, R. (2023). Levels of Anxiety and Fear among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review. In S. Y.-S. Goh (Ed.), Journal of Nursing Management (Vol. 2023, pp. 1-18). Hindawi Limited. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2191984
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026