Effect of the stress management training program as an electronic package on nurses' mental health and job performance in the face of patients with COVID-19

The aim of the quasi-experimental study, pre-test, and post-test plan without control group study was to investigate the influence of the stress management training program as an electronic package on improving mental health and job performance of nurses in the face of patients with COVID-19.68 nurses in different wards of the hospital who have been in charge of care for patients with COVID-19 since their hospitalization. First General Health and job performance were assessed with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the ACHIVE Job Performance Questionnaire .then the electronic package was distributed to the participants and after two weeks, their job performance and general health were re-evaluated. The use of the package and the completion of the requested tasks were followed by e-mail. 95.6% of nurses had symptoms of anxiety and depression that became 58.8% after the intervention. Also, the average score of nurses' job performance was increased significantly. Multivariate linear and backward regression shows the intervention was more effective in men and younger nurses. These findings suggest electronic package is useful for improving the mental health and job performance of nurses both during and after the pandemic