Prevalence of depression and its impact on quality of life among frontline nurses in emergency departments during the COVID-19 outbreak

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders Vol. 276; pp. 312 - 315
• Main Authors: An, Ying, Yang, Yuan, Wang, Aiping, Li, Yue, Zhang, Qinge, Cheung, Teris, Ungvari, Gabor S., Qin, Ming-Zhao, An, Feng-Rong, Xiang, Yu-Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Emergency department; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Male; Nurse; Nurses - psychology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Prevalence; Psychiatric/Mental Health; Quality of Life; SARS-CoV-2; Surveys and Questionnaires; COVID-19; Depression; Emergency department; Nurse

•ED nurses exposed to COVID-19 could be psychologically and mentally exhausted.•Prevalence of depression among 1,103 ED nurses was 43.61% (95% CI=40.68%–46.54%).•A heightened awareness of and timely treatment for depression for frontline ED nurses should be provided. Frontline medical staff exposed...