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Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses

Perceived threat is recognised as one of the individual's cognitive assessments toward the likelihood of a danger affecting them and how bad it will be if it does. Additionally, coping strategies are a specific effort, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce or minimize stressful events....

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Main Authors: Pasi, Hafizah, Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam, Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah
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Language:English
Published: Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation 2022
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RA960 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics
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spelling my.iium.irep.1010612022-11-08T03:39:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/101061/ Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses Pasi, Hafizah Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah RA960 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics Perceived threat is recognised as one of the individual's cognitive assessments toward the likelihood of a danger affecting them and how bad it will be if it does. Additionally, coping strategies are a specific effort, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce or minimize stressful events. Due to the massive impact of the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, this study aims to explore the perceived threat and coping strategies adopted by Malaysian nurses in facing COVID-19 infections. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online form involving 319 randomly selected nurses from a teaching hospital on the east coast of Pahang, Malaysia. The perceived threat was measured using the 5-item Brief Illness questionnaire (BIPQ5), while the coping mechanism was measured using the Brief-COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) questionnaire. Univariate and multiple linear regression was applied to assess the association between perceived threats and coping strategies adopted toward COVID-19. Perceived threat under the domain of timeliness has the highest mean score of 7.4 ± 2.1 while the lowest was under the domain of identity with a score of 4.8 ± 2.6. For coping strategies, acceptance is the most adopted strategy with a mean score of 5.7 ± 1.4 while religion is the least adopted strategy with a score of 3.5 ± 1.4. Multiple linear regression showed significant positive correlations between the perceived threat of consequences, timeliness and emotional domain with coping strategies by denial, emotional support, instrumental support, behavioural disengagement and religion among the respondents. This study showed that there is a significant positive correlation between perceived threat towards COVID-19 with coping strategies adopted by nurses in this study with timeliness being perceived as the highest threat and acceptance being the coping strategy used most by them. Therefore, any intervention activities focusing on COVID-19 which targeted this population should take into consideration of the factors mentioned to ensure its effectiveness. Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/101061/7/101061_Perceived%20threat%20and%20coping%20strategies.pdf Pasi, Hafizah and Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam and Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah (2022) Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses. International Medical Journal (IMJ), 29 (10). pp. 8629-8640. ISSN 1341-2051 https://www.seronijihou.com/article/perceived-threat-and-coping-strategies-towards-covid-19-among-malaysian-nurses
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topic RA960 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics
spellingShingle RA960 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics
Pasi, Hafizah
Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah
Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses
description Perceived threat is recognised as one of the individual's cognitive assessments toward the likelihood of a danger affecting them and how bad it will be if it does. Additionally, coping strategies are a specific effort, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce or minimize stressful events. Due to the massive impact of the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, this study aims to explore the perceived threat and coping strategies adopted by Malaysian nurses in facing COVID-19 infections. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online form involving 319 randomly selected nurses from a teaching hospital on the east coast of Pahang, Malaysia. The perceived threat was measured using the 5-item Brief Illness questionnaire (BIPQ5), while the coping mechanism was measured using the Brief-COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) questionnaire. Univariate and multiple linear regression was applied to assess the association between perceived threats and coping strategies adopted toward COVID-19. Perceived threat under the domain of timeliness has the highest mean score of 7.4 ± 2.1 while the lowest was under the domain of identity with a score of 4.8 ± 2.6. For coping strategies, acceptance is the most adopted strategy with a mean score of 5.7 ± 1.4 while religion is the least adopted strategy with a score of 3.5 ± 1.4. Multiple linear regression showed significant positive correlations between the perceived threat of consequences, timeliness and emotional domain with coping strategies by denial, emotional support, instrumental support, behavioural disengagement and religion among the respondents. This study showed that there is a significant positive correlation between perceived threat towards COVID-19 with coping strategies adopted by nurses in this study with timeliness being perceived as the highest threat and acceptance being the coping strategy used most by them. Therefore, any intervention activities focusing on COVID-19 which targeted this population should take into consideration of the factors mentioned to ensure its effectiveness.
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author Pasi, Hafizah
Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah
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Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam
Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah
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title Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses
title_short Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses
title_full Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses
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title_full_unstemmed Perceived threat and coping strategies towards COVID- 19 among Malaysian nurses
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/101061/7/101061_Perceived%20threat%20and%20coping%20strategies.pdf
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