Objective: To predict the emotional responses and coping strategies of Moroccan professional nurses and nursing students during COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: From April 2021 to June 2021, a quantitative comparative study was conducted with 68 professional nurses and 50 nursing students. Participants' responses were based on a self-administered questionnaire that included sociodemographic variables, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Scale (PANAS), and the brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (COPE).
Results: A total of 118 participants complete responses, with mean ages ranging from 19 to 58 (M = 27.59, SD ± 8.98), and majority were female (n = 79, 66.9%). In terms of avoidance coping, male professional nurses reported significantly higher mean score (27.73, SD ± 3.69) than female nurses (25.71, SD ± 3.98) (t = -2.085, P = .041). The result of multiple regression showed that for professional nurses, approach and avoidance coping are associated with age (β = .76, P < .001; β = .98, P < .001; respectively), seniority in the profession (β = -.94, P < .001; β = -1.13, P < .001; respectively), and positive affect scores (β = .33, P < .01; β = .32, P < .01; respectively). Conversely, nursing students revealed a different profile, with age significantly associated with approach coping (β = .95, P < .001) and avoidance coping (β = .95, P < .001). Notably, in contrast to avoidance coping, approach coping increased significantly with a positive affect score (β = .29, P < .01).
Conclusion: The use of various coping strategies by nurses in challenging situations highlights the crucial need for training in effective coping techniques for managing emotional reactions, as they have a considerable impact on mental well-being and the quality of nursing care.
Introduction: Incontinence is often surrounded by stigmas and myths and requires a comprehensive understanding that integrates biological, psychological and social dimensions. The objective was analyzing the relationship between the level of anxiety and depression with the quality of life of women with urinary incontinence.
Methods: Using a correlational descriptive, cross-sectional survey, 200 women suffering from urinary incontinence were interviewed in a urology nursing practice of a hospital in the community of Madrid to assess their knowledge, beliefs, myths and sources of information about incontinence. The level of anxiety, depression and quality of life were assessed. Descriptive analyses of frequencies and percentages, comparisons of means between groups by means of significance tests, and correlations between quantitative variables using Spearman's coefficient were performed.
Results: The results revealed a significant gap in education regarding incontinence, with 79.33% of participants expressing a need for more complete information. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between anxiety and depression levels and mental quality of life in women with urinary incontinence (Rho = -0.568; p < 0.001), indicating that higher levels of anxiety and depression are associated with worse mental quality of life outcomes.
Conclusion: Women with incontinence reported higher emotional distress, possibly related to shame and the fear of experiencing episodes in social or work situations. Therefore, anxiety and depression should be viewed as central aspects of the patient's experience.
Aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women during pregnancy is a major concern to healthcare practitioners globally due to the negative impact on the health of the woman and her unborn child. This study determined the level of intimate partner violence experienced among pregnant women and the factors influencing the occurrence.
Method: A cross-sectional descriptive research design was employed, and data were collected from 394 pregnant women attending two selected public healthcare facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria. The World Health Organization Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women questionnaire was used to collect the information. Frequency and percentage were used to determine the experience of IPV and Binomial regression was used to predict the associated factors on the experience of IPV at significance set at P < .05.
Results: The results revealed that 28.45 of pregnant women had experienced IPV. The Pregnant women who are married were 2.4 times more likely to experience IPV compared to those who are pregnant but not married (adjusted OR = 2.392, 95% CI 1.854-3.954; P = .030). Pregnant women who did not planned for the pregnancy were 4 times more likely to experience IPV (adjusted OR = 4.012, 95% CI 2.119-8.333; P = .008). Also, pregnant women from polygamous settings were more likely to experience IPV compared with those in monogamous family (adjusted OR = 3.420, 95% CI 1.979-6.321; P = .026).
Conclusion: This study concluded that about one quarter of the pregnant women had experienced IPV. Some of the factors contributing to the experience are the low monthly income of the pregnant women, polygamous settings and unplanned pregnancy. Therefore, there is a need for more enlightenment on the factors responsible for intimate partner violence among pregnant women.

