A cross sectional survey study regarding psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak on front line nurses working in various hospitals of Madhya Pradesh India

Introduction: This study was conducted with intention portray the prevalence and the risk factors of psychological distress among nurse working in the front line during the outbreak of COVID- 19. Method: This is cross-sectional research design involving 400 front line nurses working in govt hospitals and COVID-19 centers of M.P.A structured self-administered questionnaire consisted of 4 parts was employed to conduct the online survey. Section – A: It contains demographic variables. Section - B Questionnaire to assess occupation and work history, work related information. Section – C Self structured general health questionnaire will be used for assessing the psychological distress. It contains 12 items. Section -D self-structured scale will be used for assessing coping style. The scale consists of 20 items, coping cognitive and behavioral patterns. The scale is further classified in two domains: positive coping patterns (item 1 to item 12) and negative coping patterns (item 13 to item 20). Results: among the participants, 80.25% were females and 19.75% were male. Majority of the response was reported from age group of less than 30 years 46% followed by 31-40 years 45.25%, 41-50 years 7%, 51-60years 1%respectively.&nbsp