Relationship between COVID-19 Anxiety, Professional Self-Efficacy, and Sense of Entrapment

Background and Aim: Today, one of the most important anxieties in nursing profession is the anxiety of Covid-19, which has led to many problems. In this regard, it seems necessary to reduce anxiety related to this condition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Covid-19 anxiety, professional self-efficacy, and sense of entrapment among nurses working at educational hospitals in Bojnurd, capital of North Khorasan province, northeastern Iran in 2022. Materials and methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 139 nurses with written consent were randomly selected via a multi-stage method. Pisanti et al. standard professional self-efficacy questionnaires, Gilbert & Allan’s entrapment scale and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) were used for data collection. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney's non-parametric test. Results: Findings showed that Covid-19 anxiety had no significant relationship with professional self-efficacy (P<0.1), but anxiety with its psychological and physical components had a direct relationship with feeling of distress and both external and internal components (P<0.03). In addition, professional self-efficacy in single nurses was significantly higher than married ones (p<0.03). Conclusion: It seems that reduction of Covid-19 anxiety in nurses can reduce their feeling of distress in workplace. Therefore, managers and educators can work to improve the ability of nurses to reduce their anxiety for better care quality with self-efficacy.

Relationship between COVID-19 Anxiety, Professional Self-Efficacy, and Sense of Entrapment Keywords:

COVID-19 , Anxiety , Self-efficacy , Entrapment , Nurse. , کووید-19 , خودکارآمدی حرفه ای , احساس گرفتاری , پرستاران.