@inproceedings{28b2746b7863452098a98a876f3a3f32,
title = "Prevalence Mental Health Status of Frontline Nurses Handling Covid-19 in Indonesia",
abstract = "The impact of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is not only on physical health but also on mental health. Nurses are one of the vanguards in handling Covid-19 which is at risk of experiencing mental health problems. This study aims to identify the mental health status of the foremost nurses in handling Covid-19. The method used with a quantitative approach is descriptive survey research. The sample in this study were 2156 nurses working in public health centers or hospitals throughout Indonesia. The survey was conducted using the 20 items Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) instrument. The results showed as many as 55\% (1185 nurses) experienced anxiety and depression due to conditions as the vanguard of handling Covid-19. With the most experiencing signs and symptoms of Feeling anxious, tense, and worried 70.3\% (1515). The results show the mental health status of frontline nurses needs to be considered. Promotion and prevention efforts towards the mental health status of frontline nurses in handling Covid-19 are needed for the mental health conditions of nurses to continue to serve patients well and not to become a more serious problem. ",
keywords = "Covid-19, Mental health status, Frontline nurses, Anxiety, Depression",
author = "Wardani, \{Ice Yulia\} and Nasution, \{Riska Amalya\} and Evin Novianti and Herni Susanti and Riris Ocktryna and Nugraha, \{M. Akbar\} and Raphita Diorarta",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
day = "4",
doi = "10.2991/978-2-38476-110-4\_2",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)",
pages = "3--9",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 4th Green Development International Conference (GDIC 2022)",
}