Nurses' resilience in the face of coronavirus (COVID-19): An international view

  • Jo, Soojung
  • Kurt, Şule
  • Bennett, Jo Anne
  • Mayer, Kala
  • Pituch, Keenan A.
  • Simpson, Vicki
  • Skibiski, Jeanie
  • Takagi, Etsuko
  • Karaaslan, Mehtap Metin
  • Özlük, Bilgin
  • Reifsnider, Elizabeth
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Publication date
January 2021
Publisher
Wiley
Journal
Nursing and Health Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine factors associated with nurses' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in the latter half of 2020 from 904 nurses across Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of Turkey, and the United States. The questionnaire included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 10, plus demographics and 20 questions about practice environment, workplace safety concerning infection control, COVID-related experience, and organizational support. Fear of becoming infected, intention to leave nursing, and having had a positive COVID-19 test were inversely associated with resilience (p < 0.05). Regression analysis indicated that U.S. nurses had significantly greater resilience than nurses in t...

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