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The increased workload, fear of infection, and stress associated with the epidemic situation had a significant impact on their well-being and quality of life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim of the study<\/jats:title><jats:p>To understand how nurses perceived their quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the role of stress-coping strategies in relation to the consequences of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infections.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study employed the diagnostic survey method with a group of 202 nurses working in hospitals in the city of E\u0142k between March and May 2021. The empir-ical data were collected using the WHOQoL-Bref Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Mini-COPE inventory, and a questionnaire developed by the authors of the study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Significant correlations were observed between six stress-coping strategies and the psychological domain of the nurses\u2019 quality of life. These include: \u201cActive coping\u201d (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.242; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001), \u201cPositive revalidation\u201d (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.153; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.03), \u201cSelf-blaming\u201d (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f\u22120.152; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;\u202f0.03) and \u201cSeeking instrumental support\u201d (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.227; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Analysis of predictors of quality of life showed that three stress-coping strategy groups, i.e., \u201cA sense of humour,\u201d \u201cHelplessness\u201d and \u201cSeeking support,\u201d achieved the R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> value in the regression model falling within the range of 0.02\u20130.08.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Choosing appropriate stress-coping strategies can be an important factor in determining the nurses\u2019 quality of life during crises such as a pandemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1664792","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,1]],"date-time":"2025-10-01T05:49:30Z","timestamp":1759297770000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Quality of life vs. coping with stress by nurses during the COVID-19 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