Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles

A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15499655
AutoresChiara Costa (0000-0002-6839-0725, University of Messina), Michele Teodoro (0000-0002-8095-2559, University of Messina), Annalisa De Vita (University of Messina), Federica Giambò (0000-0003-3033-627X, University of Messina), Carmela Mento (0000-0003-4611-3740, University of Messina), Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello (0000-0001-7271-6989, University of Messina), Angela Alibrandi (0000-0001-6695-151X, University of Messina), Sebastiano Italia (University of Messina, autor de correspondencia), Concettina Fenga (0000-0001-6369-2700, University of Messina)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número17
Páginas11104-11104
Fecha de publicación2022-09-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191711104
PMID36078818
OpenAlexW4294740536
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas61

The COVID-19 pandemic is a current emergency worldwide. All the consequent changes in sanitary systems have negatively affected the work-life balance. In particular, healthcare workers suffered from anxiety, stress, and depression, mostly nurses compared to physicians. To handle this situation, the adoption of different coping strategies has played a strategic role in psychophysical wellbeing. Our main goal is to the assess the perception of work environment and wellbeing (EQ-5D questionnaire), as well as to analyze possible differences in coping styles between physicians and nurses (brief COPE questionnaire). The arising differences were compared between the two groups, and associations with variables were assessed through a bivariate correlation analysis. This cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2020 through an online survey. A total of 172 respondents (117 physicians and 55 nurses), of which 102 were women and 70 were men, accepted to join the study. Our results showed that physicians referred a higher perception of wellbeing, and nurses reported an increased perception of work activity and efficiency, along with an unchanged economic status. The most frequently adopted coping strategies were Active and Planning (self-sufficient coping). Physicians showed a greater tendency to use avoidant coping strategies. More-experienced nurses and physicians were less prone to adopt socially supported coping strategies, emphasizing the need for novel organizational measures at the social dimension that favored sharing and interaction between peers. Future research should aim to further investigate the relationship between the perception of work environment and coping strategies in order to identify risk factors to be prevented by promoting adequate measures at an organizational level

Anxiety · Computer-assisted web interviewing · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Health care · Pandemic · Perception · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research