Psychosocial Burden and Quality of Life of Surveyed Nurses during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic

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ID15510258
AuthorsKatarzyna Tomaszewska (0000-0002-2129-9107, State University of Applied Sciences in Jaroslaw, corresponding author), Bożena Majchrowicz (0000-0003-3202-1407, Institute of Environmental Protection), Katarzyna Snarska (0000-0003-4004-1782, Medical University of Białystok), Beata Guzak (Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue2
Pages994-994
Publication date2023-01-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20020994
PMID36673750
OpenAlexW4313509095
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

This study analyzes the impact of occupational burnout on the quality of life (QOL) of nurses surveyed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A total of 668 active nurses employed in public hospitals in Podkarpackie voivodeship (Poland) were surveyed. Throughout the pandemic, all wards where responders worked had a division into so-called "clean" and "dirty" zones, as well as balanced working hours. The research used the authors' survey questionnaire Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Polish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF). Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of the collected material, while correlations between ordinal or quantitative variables were made using Spearman's-rho coefficient. According to 94.0% of respondents, stress is an integral part of the nursing profession. The mean of the respondents' MBI burnout was 50.83 +/- 9.05 pts. The respondents' overall quality of life also averaged 65.74 +/- 13.12 pts. There were negative statistically significant correlations between the MBI and BREF domains, most of which were characterized by clear strengths of association. Higher exhaustion in various occupational aspects is associated with poorer quality of life in individual domains

Burnout · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Descriptive statistics · Disease · Family medicine · Occupational stress · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Quality of life (healthcare · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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