ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Relationships between Trauma Exposure, Stress Symptoms, and COVID-Related Mental Health: A Study of Novice Pediatric Nurses
- 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