International Journal of Nursing

Posttraumatic Growth and Influencing Factors in Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
Yuxin Liu, MN, RN, Xiaoyan Ni, MN, RN, Fei Xiong, BN, RN

Abstract
Objective: This scoping review aimed to systematically clarify the posttraumatic growth (PTG) in nurses and related influencing factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This scoping review screened, included, sorted, and analyzed relevant studies on the nurses’ PTG during the COVID-19 pandemic before 25 December 2022 in databases, including PubMed, Wiley, Web of Science, Elsevier, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Results: A total of 20 studies were included. The results showed that PTG scores varied from 43.80±14.65 (nurses who worked in designated hospitals in South Korea) to 97.09±18.47 (nurses who worked within Hubei Province, China). We analyzed the recurring objective factors and identified that age and marital status were the most common influencing factors, while fertility status, working environment, working time, religion, education, position, gender, and previous training or working experience also affected the PTG. Second, several subjective factors such as social or family support, resilience, deliberation, and several psychological problems were also related to PTG. Conclusions: Realizing PTG and related factors in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic is conducive to formulating intervention measures to help nurses cope with traumatic stress disorder and burnout and improving their mental health too.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/ijn.v10n1a4