Examination of the COVID-19 fear levels of nurses and their compliance to isolation

Abstract

Background

It is very important for healthcare professionals to know the isolation precautions and apply the isolation rules correctly in COVID-19 process.

Aim

This study was conducted to determine the COVID-19 fear levels and isolation compliance levels of nurses.

Method

This descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted between December 2020-February 2021 with 217 nurses working in a public hospital in Istanbul/Turkey. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic-Form, the COVID-19 Fear Scale, and the Compliance with Isolation Measures Scale.

Results

Statistically significant difference was found between the level of compliance with the isolation measures and the education level of the nurses (p = .011), as well as their professional position (p = .026) (p < .05). A positive, low-level significant relationship was determined between the COVID-19 fear of nurses and their compliance with isolation measures (r = 0.168; p = .015).

Conclusions

It was determined that nurses’ compliance with Isolation Precautions and their level of fear were high during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was observed that nurses’ fear levels and isolation adaptation levels were related.