Nurses' self-esteem, self-compassion and psychological resilience during COVID-19 pandemic

George Vellaramcheril Joy; Albara Mohammad Ali Alomari; Kalpana Singh; Nesiya Hassan; Kamaruddeen Mannethodi; Jibin Kunjavara; Badriya Al Lenjawi

doi:10.1002/nop2.1682

Nurses' self-esteem, self-compassion and psychological resilience during COVID-19 pandemic

Nurs Open. 2023 Jul;10(7):4404-4412. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1682. Epub 2023 Feb 22.

Authors

George Vellaramcheril Joy¹, Albara Mohammad Ali Alomari¹, Kalpana Singh¹, Nesiya Hassan¹, Kamaruddeen Mannethodi¹, Jibin Kunjavara¹, Badriya Al Lenjawi¹

Affiliation

¹ Nursing and Midwifery Research Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to identify self-esteem, self-compassion and psychological resilience among staff nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar.

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional survey design.

Methods: The study was conducted on January 2022 (during the third wave in Qatar). Anonymous data were collected through an online survey using Microsoft forms from 300 nurses in 14 health facilities in Qatar. Socio-demographic information, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form were used to collect the data. Correlation, t-test and ANOVA analyses were conducted.

Results: Participants expressed a high level of resilience, self-esteem and self-compassion. Resilience scores were positively and significantly correlated with self-esteem and self-compassion. The education level of nurses was a statistically significant contributing factor to self-esteem and resilience.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; compassion; nurse; resilience; self-esteem.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Nurses*
Pandemics
Resilience, Psychological*
Self-Compassion