Bahar Kantarci, RN, is a registered nurse, Chest Diseases, Intensive Care Unit, Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Turkey. She has working as a nurse for six years. Currently, she is continuing her doctoral education in the psychiatric nursing department of Atatürk University, Faculty of Nursing.

Fadime Kaya Soylu, PhD, is an associate professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. She is a member of Turkish Psychiatry Nurses’ Association. Her research interests are community mental health, child and adolescent mental health and group therapy.

This study was derived from Bahar Kantarci master's thesis.

The research was presented as an oral presentation on September 5-6, 2022, in the VII International Conference on COVID-19 Studies.

The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Bahar Kantarci, RN, Chest Diseases, Intensive Care Unit, Elazig Fethi Sekin City Hospital, No. 99, Ulukent District (Doğukent Warehouse Location), Onbaşi St, Elaziğ, Turkey ([email protected]).