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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Relationships between Trauma Exposure, Stress Symptoms, and COVID-Related Mental Health: A Study of Novice Pediatric Nurses

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Arianna Lane
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Erin Annick
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Jiana Ejbara
    California State University Northridge
  • Simran Sekhon
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Mahak Kaur
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Lara Minassians
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Jamie Lee
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Katherine Ho
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Isabella Hauptman
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • Rika Meyer
    California State University, Northridge
  • Jeffrey Gold
    Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) and COVID-related mental health symptoms in novice pediatric nurses. Nurses experiencing PTS were more likely to report COVID-related fear. However, experiencing a recent stressful life event was not linked to COVID-related mental health symptoms.

Stress