Citation

Ron P, Shamai M. Community Ment. Health J. 2014; 50(3): 354-361.

Affiliation

Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, School of Social Work, University of Haifa Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel, pitzyron@research.haifa.ac.il.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-013-9645-z

PMID

23982180

Abstract

The main goal of this study was to explore the connections between the exposure of nurses in Israel to national terror and the levels of distress experienced due to ongoing terror attacks. The data were collected from 214 nurses from various parts of Israel who work in three types of heath services (mainly hospital departments) and provide help to victims of terror. The nurses reported very high levels of burnout, high levels of stress and medium-to high levels of intrusive memories. Levels of exposure were associated with burnout, intrusive memories and level of stress. More professional attention should be given to hospital nurses who provide care for trauma patients.

Language: en