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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has detrimental effects on both physical and psychological well-being of community people worldwide. The purpose of this research was to determine coping strategies and the factors associated with psychological distress and fear among adults in Kuwait during the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsParticipants with good-excellent mental health perception had significantly lower prevalence of reporting high psychological distress, while those identified as patients as used health services in the past 4 weeks had significantly higher prevalence of reporting high psychological distress. On the other hand, individuals born in the same country of residence, whose financial situation was impacted by COVID-19 had significantly lower prevalence of reporting high levels of fear from COVID-19. Those with an income source, with co-morbidities, tested negative to COVID-19, being frontline or essential worker, reported medium to high psychological distress and had significantly higher prevalence of high levels of fear of COVID-19.ConclusionsMental health services should be provided in addition to the existing services in primary healthcare settings, so that the impact of ongoing pandemic on psychological wellbeing of people in Kuwait can be addressed.
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Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical model of the causal factors and consequences of burnout among pediatric nurses. Method(s): The significant results of selected four studies on pediatric nurse were integrated to build a comprehensive theoretical model on burnout among pediatric nurses. The four studies involved in this study have used the same convenient sample of 225 pediatric nurses from nine Jordanian hospitals. The selected sample of pediatric nurses answered self-reported questionnaires including the Copenhagen burnout inventory, the abbreviated form of the world health organization quality of life survey (WHOQOL-BREF),nurse-perceived patient adverse events, in addition to questions about demographic traits, intent to quit, and job satisfaction. Result(s): The suggested theoretical model is an integration of the results of empirical research related to pediatric nurses' burnout, quality of life, perceived adverse events, job satisfaction, social support, Compassion Satisfaction - Compassion Fatigue model, and the empowerment model. Conclusion(s): The proposed model might be suitable in directing future studies discovering scientific gaps about burnout, quality of life, job satisfaction, social support, and perceived adverse events among pediatric nurses during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, this model will provide an inclusive theoretical framework for future studies examining nurses' burnout. Copyright © 2022