Research Article
Correlation between Loneliness and Social Support of First-Line Nurses Fighting against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 （COVID-9）
Dan-Dan Jiang1,*✉，Fang-Fang Zhou2,*，Ji-Rong Xiao1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei 434100, China; 2Department of Urology, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei 434100, China.
*，Authors contributed equally. ✉ Correspondence Dan-Dan Jiang, Department of Orthopaedics, Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou, Hubei, China 434100. Phone: +86-19171880207；Email: [email protected]. Received: July 28, 2020; Accepted: November 1, 2020; Published online: November 27, 2020. Cite this paper: Dan-Dan Jiang, Fang-Fang Zhou, Ji-Rong Xiao. (2020) Correlation between loneliness and social support of first-line nurses fighting against the corona virus disease 2019. Global Journal of Microbiology, 1(1):35-43. https://naturescholars.com/gjmic.010106. https://doi.org/10.46633/gjmic.010106. Copyright © 2020 by Scholars Publishing, LLC.
Abstract
Objective To investigate the current situation of loneliness and social support among first-line nurses fighting against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and understand the correlation between loneliness and social support. Methods The general situation questionnaire, the third edition of the UCLA loneliness scale, and the social support scale were used to conduct a questionnaire survey of 131 first-line nurses fighting against the COVID-19. Results 113 valid questionnaires were recovered. The loneliness score was 51.69±6.326, and the social support score was 41.61±8.076. Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation between loneliness and social support and its dimensions in front-line nurses fighting against the COVID-19 (r=-0.309, P=0.001). Conclusion The first-line nurses fighting against the COVID-19 have higher loneliness and social support is at a medium level. Loneliness is negatively related to social support in all dimensions. The social support of the first-line nurses fighting against the COVID-19 should be improved to reduce their loneliness.
Keywords: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); Nurses; Loneliness; Social Support; Nursing Human Resources; Deployment; Management.