An exploratory study to assess the physiological and psychological impact of the COVID-19 on staff nurses working in the selected hospitals of Ambala, Haryana

Abstract

Objectives1.To assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 on staff nurses working in the selected hospital of Ambala, Haryana.2.To assess the physiological impact of COVID-19 on staff nurses working in the selected hospital of Ambala, Haryana.3.To find out association of physical impact of COVID-19 with their selected socio demographic variables on staff nurses working in the selected hospital of Ambala, Haryana.4.To find out association of psychological impact of COVID-19 with their selected socio demographic variables on staff nurses working in the selected hospital of Ambala, Haryana.Methodology: A quantitative study by using exploratory survey approach was used to a sample size of 60 Staff nurses were selected by using simple random Sampling technique, assess the psychological and physiological impact and also association between socio-demographic variables and psychological and physiological impact of COVID-19. It enables the researcher to develop the methodology, analysis and interpretation of data.Results: Among 60 subjects, 18.3% had severe psychological impact of COVID-19, 45.0% had moderate psychological impact of COVID-19, 36.7% had mild psychological impact of COVID-19 and 18.3% had severe physiological impact of COVID-19, 68.3% had moderate physiological impact of COVID-19 and 13.3% had mild physiological impact of COVID-19.The study was found feasible and reliable and the reliability was r=0.89 which shows that tool was internally consistent.