Assessment of COVID-19 Fear in Five European Countries before Mass Vaccination and Key Predictors among Nurses and Nursing Students.
Evridiki PatelarouGalanis PetrosEnkeleint A MechiliAgathi ArgyriadiAlexandros ArgyriadisEvanthia AsimakopoulouEmirjona KicajJorgjia BucajJuan Manuel Carmona-TorresAna Isabel Cobo-CuencaJakub DoleželStefano FinottoDarja JarosovaAthina KalokairinouDaniela MecugniVelide PulomenajKrenar MalajIdriz SopjaniMajlinda ZahajAthina E PatelarouPublished in: Vaccines (2022)
It is important to decrease fear in the population of nurses who are at the frontlines of the pandemic. The provision of appropriate education and training activities for nurses and students to manage their stress levels is of high importance. Future studies should focus on levels of fear after the administration of several safe and effective vaccines worldwide.