Title
Concern because of COVID-19, Social Support at Work, and Anxiety as Predictors of Depression in Peruvian Nurses
Other title
Preocupación por el contagio de la COVID-19, apoyo social en el trabajo y ansiedad como predictores de la depresión en enfermeras peruanas
Date Issued
01 September 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad del Norte
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether concern due to COVID-19, social support, and anxiety are predictors of depression in Peruvian nurses during a health emergency. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional predictive study, conducted on 216 Peruvian nur-ses, to whom the Social Support at Work Scale (EAST), the Concern for COVID-19 Scale (EPPC-Cov19), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2 (GAD-2) and the Patient Health Question-narie-2 (PHQ-2) were applied. Data were analyzed using correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression models. Results: Significant correlations were reported between concern over COVID-19, anxiety, and depression. Regression analyses show adequate model fit (F-test = 76.064, p < .001), where concern about COVID-19 (β =,316, p < .01) and anxiety (β =,417, p < .01), are variables that significantly predict depression in Peruvian nurses (adjusted R2 = .39). Likewise, the t-values of the beta regression coefficients of the predictor variables are highly significant (p < .01). Conclusion: It is concluded that experiencing concern about COVID-19 infection and anxiety predict the occurrence of depressive symptoms in Peruvian nurses that found themselves working in the context of the health emergency.
Start page
539
End page
552
Volume
37
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental Psicología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85123539682
Source
Salud Uninorte
ISSN of the container
01205552
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