Objective: Nurses' willingness to work during the pandemic is crucial for patient treatment and the sustainability of healthcare services. This study aimed to investigate whether COVID-19-related anxiety and fear influenced nurses' willingness to work during the pandemic.
Material and Method: This study employed a cross- sectional design. The research was conducted on nurses working in İstanbul using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected between March and June 2022 via Google fforms and face-to-face interviews.. Data were gathered using demographic question form, COVID-19 anxiety scale, fear of COVID-19 scale and willingness to work during COVID-19 scale. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis were conducted. Then, path analysis was conducted to test the hypothesis.

Results: A significant positive correlation was found between fear and anxiety. The relationship between anxiety and fear with the willingness to work during the pandemic was found to be significant and negative (p<0.05). Moreover, anxiety had a significant negative effect on nurses' willingness to work (=-0.16, p<0.05), while fear had a significant positive effect on anxiety (=0.42, p<0.05).

Conclusion: The fear positively influences anxiety. As fear increases, anxiety also increases in nurses. Additionally, anxiety adversely affects the willingness to work. As anxiety increases, it leads to a decrease in willingness to work. The study provided preliminary evidence that fear was an important factor that influence anxiety. Moreover, anxiety might be significant risk factors for willingness to work among nurses.

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