@article{oai:jrckicn.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000863,
 author = {TATSUNO, Junko and 立野, 淳子 and UNOKI, Takeshi and 卯野木, 健 and SAKURAMOTO, Hideaki and 櫻本, 秀明 and 濱本, 実也 and HAMAMOTO, Miya},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Acute Medicine & Surgery, Acute Medicine & Surgery},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {application/pdf, Aim
The aim of this study was to examine whether high social support has a protective effect on mental health for critical care nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods
This cross-sectional anonymous web-based survey was conducted from November 5 to December 5, 2020, in Japan and included critical care nurses. The invitation was distributed via mailing lists.

Results
Of the 334 responses that were obtained, 64.4% were from female respondents, and their mean age was 37.4. Of the total, 269 (80.5%) were taking care of COVID-19 patients at the time the study was conducted. Participants with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were found to be older (P < 0.05), and those with an education level of a 4-year college degree or higher had fewer PTSD symptoms (P < 0.05). Those experiencing anxiety and depressive symptoms had lower social support scores. Having a 4-year college degree and higher (odds ratio [OR] 0.622, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.39–0.99) was significantly associated with a lower probability of PTSD. Social support scores and the female sex were not associated with PTSD. Regarding anxiety symptoms, being female and having lower social support were independently associated with a higher probability. Regarding depression symptoms, lower social support was independently associated with a higher probability (OR 0.953, 95% CI 0.93–0.97).

Conclusion
It was found that social support was not associated with PTSD; however, it was associated with depression and anxiety symptoms for intensive care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.},
 title = {Effects of social support on mental health for critical care nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan: A web-based cross-sectional study},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2021},
 yomi = {タツノ, ジュンコ and ウノキ, タケシ and サクラモト, ヒデアキ and ハマモト, ミヤ}
}