Res Community Public Health Nurs.  2025 Mar;36(1):9-20. 10.12799/rcphn.2024.00703.

Factors Affecting Posttraumatic Growth of Nurses Caring for Patients with COVID-19 in Regional Medical Centers

• Bae J
• Choi ES

• KMID: 2566305
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00703

Abstract

Purpose
This study investigates the factors affecting Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) among nurses providing care for patients with COVID-19 in regional medical centers.
Methods
A total of 170 nurses from D, P, and G regional medical centers participated in this study. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from March 16 to March 31, 2023. IBM SPSS Statistics 27 was used for data analysis, including descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis.
Results
Statistically significant differences in PTG were observed based on gender, religion, and experience in caring for patients with emerging infectious diseases. PTG was significantly correlated with resilience, social support, and deliberate rumination. Resilience (β=.22, p=.003), social support (β=.18, p=.012), and deliberate rumination (β=.46, p<.001) were identified as factors influencing the posttraumatic growth of the participants. These variables accounted for 50.1% (F=29.33, p<.001) of the variances in PTG.
Conclusion
The findings of this study demonstrate the necessity of developing intervention and counseling programs aimed at enhancing deliberate rumination, resilience, and social support to promote PTG among nurses caring for patients with emerging infectious diseases.

Keyword

COVID-19; Posttraumatic growth; Resilience; Rumination; Social support