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Depression bland sjuksköterskor inom slutenvården under Covid-19 pandemin: En litteraturöversikt
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Depression among nurses in inpatient care during the Covid-19 pandemic : a literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund År 2019 upptäcktes en ny variant av coronavirus i Kina som orsakade en global pandemi. Detta medförde en stor belastning på hälso- och sjukvården och den individuella sjuksköterskan. Men att arbeta med en depression kan ge konsekvenser vid vårdandet av patienter.

Syfte Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt var att belysa vilka faktorer som påverkade förekomsten av depression bland sjuksköterskor inom slutenvården under Covid-19 pandemin.

Metod Studien genomfördes som en strukturerad litteraturstudie men inslag av den metodologi som används vid systematiska översikter. Arbetet skrevs som en integrativ översikt där resultaten syntetiserades till en ny helhet.

Resultat I resultatet framkommer de psykiska och arbetsmässiga faktorerna under Covid-19 som ledde till depression. Sjuksköterskor kände stress, oro, rädsla, utmattning och fick svårigheter att sova. Det saknades stöd från ledningen och arbetsgivaren samt att sjuksköterskor kände att de inte fick tillräckligt med kunskap under Covid-19 pandemin. Det var brist på skyddsutrustning, personal och sjuksköterskor fick arbeta långa pass vilket förvärrade situationen.

Slutsats Studien genomfördes för att belysa de faktorer som ledde till en depression under Covid19 pandemin. Faktorerna som identifierades var psykiska och arbetsmässiga. De psykiska faktorerna var oro och rädsla, sömnbrist samt utbrändhet och utmattning. Arbetsmässiga faktorer som identifierades var brist på stöd, otillräcklig kunskap, resursbrist, långa arbetsveckor och pass samt personalbrist. 

Abstract [en]

Background By the year 2019 a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in China and caused a global pandemic. This in turn caused a massive strain on healthcare and the individual nurse. But working with a depression can have consequences when caring for patients.

Aim The aim of this literature review is to explore which factors affected the prevalence of depression among nurses in inpatient care during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Method The study was conducted as a structured literature review with elements of the methodology used in systematic reviews. This literature review was written as an integrative overview where the results were synthesized to a new whole.

Results The results show the mental and work-related factors during the Covid-19 pandemic that led to depression. Nurses experienced stress, worry, anxiety, fear, exhaustion and had troubles sleeping. A lack of support from management and the employer in addition to a feeling of not getting enough knowledge during the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a lack of personal protective equipment and personnel in addition the nurses had to work long hours which worsened their conditions.

Conclusions This study was conducted to illuminate the factors that led to depression during the Covid-19 pandemic. The identified factors were psychological and work-related. The psychological factors were worry and fear, lack of sleep, burnout and exhaustion. Workrelated factors were lack of support, lack of knowledge, lack of resources, long workweeks and lack of personnel. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Keywords [en]
Covid-19, depression, factors, nurses, inpatient care
Keywords [sv]
Covid-19, depression, faktorer, sjuksköterskor, slutenvård
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-47550OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-47550DiVA, id: diva2:1821540
Subject / course
Caring Science/Nursing
Available from: 2023-12-20 Created: 2023-12-20 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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