The effect of a positive thinking program on psychological well-being of nurses working in COVID-19 wards

Introduction: Nursing care for patients with COVID-19 is associated with various stressors that can affect the psy-chological state. This study aimed to examine the ef-fect of a positive thinking program on psychological well-being of nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Material and methods: Seventy-four nurses were assigned randomly to an intervention and a control group. The intervention group members underwent a positive thinking program in eight sessions using WhatsApp. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.Results: The findings showed significant differences between the intervention and control group immedi-ately and two months after the intervention, in their psychological well-being levels. The repeated meas-ures ANOVA regarding the impact of time within the intervention group showed a significant increase in psychological well-being scores from baseline to two months after the intervention (p = 0.002).Conclusions: The findings provide preliminary evi-dence supporting use of positive thinking for incre-asing psychological well-being in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients.