10th EORNA Congress Stavanger, Norway | 12 - 15 May 2022 Round Table Sessions 32 collaboration protocol between sponsor and involved institutions. Full funding of the project was obtained for robot development, laboratory validation of the irradiation process and acquisition of a UVC radiometer. Result: An economically accessible autonomous robotic UVC prototype able to disinfect efficiently healthcare facilities was developed. Conclusion: One Health promotes the effective collaboration of diverse disciplines and sectors to work together to attain optimal health for both people, animals and environment. This global vision of interconnectedness and integrated efforts addressing common issues was the basis for this project. OR nursing plays a key role in the implementation of infection control measures in the OR during the current pandemic, being able to lead this process, with remarkable capacity of mobilization and setting an example to follow. RT15 Predictors of anxiety and depression in operating room nurses working in different countries during the COVID-19 pandemic F. Ogce Aktas1, B. Ozkul1, H. Turhan Damar1, P. Voight1, M. Guckian Fisher1, M. Elin1, S.K. Sharma1, S. Bird1 1Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey Purpose: Operating rooms are areas where infected and possible COVID-19 patients are operated on, and where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is high due to the use of high-risk equipment (surgical instruments, gases, etc.), because the working area is closed and narrow. The aim of this study is to compare because of the long-lasting epidemic the anxiety-depression levels experienced by the ORN’s working in different countries, to determine their predictors, and the differences between countries. Method: The study was carried out in descriptive and cross-sectional type and ORN’s who are members of the “Operating Room Nursing Associations” of Turkey, Australia, England, Israel and India between February 2021 and June 2021. Data were collected with Personal Information Form, Operating Room Nurses’ Practice and Attitude Questionnaire towards the COVID-19 Epidemic, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Binary logistic regression analysis method was used in data analysis. Results: Mean age of operating room nurses participating in this study from Turkey (n=254), Australia (n=228), EnglandEurope (n=81), Israel (n=30), India (n=53) was determined as 42.28±11.10. It has been determined that the created anxiety model can predict the state of anxiety with 68.7% accuracy by using these variables. According to the analysis, the incentive system, the acceptance of COVID-19 as an occupational disease, how adequate is the PPE virus prevention, the level of concern about getting sick with COVID-19, the state of working hours allowing rest, and your confidence that your workplace can manage the COVID-19 pandemic were not found to be a risk factor for the presence of anxiety. It was found that the rate of anxiety is 3.25 times higher in nurses who have difficulty in reaching the vaccine, 3.12 times higher in those who have difficulty in accessing personal protective equipment (PPE), and 3.61 times higher in those who have excessive anxiety about infecting their loved ones with COVID-19. It was determined that the depression model created was able to predict the incidence of depression correctly at a rate of 74.3% using these variables. According to the analysis, country, education level, age, working years in the operating room, number of children, the unit employed after the change, taking part in the COVID case surgery, training to prevent COVID transmission, daily working hours, weekly working hours, incentive system, occupational disease acceptance, being infected, having an infection, difficulty in reaching personal protective equipment, worrying about infecting loved ones, losing a loved one due to COVID, allowing rest during working hours, level of feeling valuable in the institution, trust in the workplace were not found as risk factors for the presence of depression. It was found that the rate of depression is 2.12 times higher in nurses living away from family after COVID-19 care. It was determined that the rate of depression is 6.55 times higher in nurses who gave a somewhat adequate answer to the question of how much is PPE sufficient to prevent virus. It has been determined that the risk of depression is 3.85 times higher in nurses who have a significant level of anxiety about getting sick with COVID-19, and 4.16 times higher in nurses who are excessively sized. Conclusion: It is seen that the anxiety and depression levels of the operating room nurses are affected by institutional factors such as working hours in the institution, the management of the institution, as well as the nurses’ fears about COVID-19 and the fear of infecting their families. Keywords: Operating Room Nurses, Anxiety, Depression
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