Journal des soins infirmiers et des soins

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Anxiety of Mothers with Children in Intensive Care

Abstract

Berna Alay

This study aimed to examine the mental health of mothers whose children were hospitalised during the Coronavirus pandemic, especially in highrisk environments like paediatric intensive care units and to contribute to the improvement of a mental health plan, especially for these high-risk groups in plague situations. Using a sociodemographic information structure, the Beck Tension Stock, the Beck Discouragement Stock, the Anxiety about Coronavirus Stock and the Covid Uneasiness Stock, experienced medical caretakers working in paediatric centres gathered information through eye-to-eye interviews. When children of mothers with a history of coronavirus infection are hospitalised, special attention should be paid to their mothers' needs for emotional support and assistance.