Background Most studies in advanced care settings reported that the increasing workload increases the work-life imbalance and harms the mental health of health workers. The COVID-19 Pandemic's tracing, testing, treatment, and mass vaccination also have multiplied the primary healthcare workers' workload. Nevertheless, studies on primary care workers are scarce. This study aimed to investigate how the COVID-19-related work-life balance impact stress on primary healthcare workers in the third years of the pandemic. Methods The study was a cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted on primary healthcare workers in Kediri Regency, Indonesia, with the highest Omicron case surge worldwide. It was conducted right after the surge between July and August 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Indonesia. Under coordination with the local government health officials, primary healthcare workers were invited to participate in an online survey. The respondents were asked to evaluate their sociodemography, work conditions, personal life, and perceived stress (using the Perceived Stress Scale) during the pandemic. Their work-life balance was evaluated using the Work/Non-work Interference and Enhancement Scale. We used several hierarchical linear regression models to determine which variables contribute to work stress among primary healthcare workers. Results Sociodemographic characteristics, including gender, age, marital status, years of professional experience, and educational level, were not significantly associated with stress levels among our respondents. Separately, work conditions and personal life variables did not associate with stress levels. However, primary healthcare workers' work and personal lives interfere with each other during the pandemic and are associated with their higher stress. Conclusion During the pandemic, the work life of primary health workers interferes with their personal life more than the interference of personal life on their work life. At the same time, the work life's enhancement on the personal life and vice versa were lower than its interference. Those conditions are associated with higher perceived stress of primary health workers.
Background: Most studies in advanced care settings reported that the increasing workload increases the work-life imbalance and harms the mental health of health workers. The COVID-19 pandemic's tracing, testing, treatment, and mass vaccination also have multiplied the primary healthcare workers' workload. Nevertheless, studies on primary care workers are scarce. This study aimed to investigate how the COVID-19-related work-life balance impact stress on primary healthcare workers in the third years of the pandemic. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted on primary healthcare workers in Kediri Regency, Indonesia, with the highest Omicron case surge worldwide. It was conducted right after the surge between July and August 2022, the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Indonesia. Under coordination with the local government health officials, primary healthcare workers were invited to participate in an online survey. The respondents were asked to evaluate their socioeconomic demography, work conditions, personal life, and perceived stress (using the Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen et al.) during the pandemic. Their work-life balance was evaluated using the Work/Nonwork Interference and Enhancement Scale. We used several hierarchical linear regression models to determine what variables contribute to working stress among primary healthcare workers. Results: Socioeconomic demography variables, including gender, age, marital status, years of professional experience, and educational level, were not significantly associated with stress levels among our respondents. Separately, work conditions and personal life variables did not associate with stress levels. However, work-life balance dimensions as a predictor of primary health workers' stress were significantly associated with primary health workers' stress. Conclusion: The work and personal lives interferences related to COVID-19 handling created a work-life imbalance, increasing the propensity for higher stress among primary health workers. At the same time, enhancement between work and personal lives decreased the stress level. Social support from the work environment and family protects health workers against stress during the pandemic.
Latar Belakang: Kepatuhan merupakan sikap positif yang ditunjukkan seseorang sebagai respon terhadap suatu peraturan. Physical distancing merupakan salah satu untuk menghentikan penyebaran penyakit menular seperti Covid-19. Menjaga jarak dengan orang lain saat berada di keramaian penting untuk diterapkan. Sebab pemakaian masker saja tidak cukup untuk mencegah seseorang terkena droplet dari orang lain. Physical distancing juga dapat mencegah penularan Covid-19 dari orang yang tidak sadar bahwa mereka telah terinfeksi dan tidak melalukan isolasi secara mandiri. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kepatuhan physical distancing yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat di wilayah Indonesia. Metode Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian scoping review. Pencarian artikel dilakukan melalui Google Scholar dan Portal Garuda. Keyword yang digunakan untuk mencari artikel antara lain “masyarakat” AND “penerapan” OR “kepatuhan” OR “perilaku” AND “protokol kesehatan” OR “pembatasan jarak fisik” AND "Covid-19" dan “community” OR “society” AND “physical distancing” OR “social distancing” AND “obedience” AND “Covid-19”. Hasil: Hasil pencarian artikel yang ditemukan adalah 30 artikel dan diambil 6 artikel untuk dianalisis karena memenuhi kriteria inklusi penelitian. Dari artikel tersebut, menunjukkan bahwa pada Nusa Tenggara Barat tingkat kepatuhan terhadap physical distancing belum mencapai setengah dari masyarakat yang diteliti. Pada Ubud, Bali menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas masyarakat menerapkan physical distancing namun tidak sesuai standar lebih dari 1 meter. Pada masyarakat Kepulauan Riau, DKI Jakarta, Sumerta Kelod, dan 16 provinsi lainnya menunjukkan bahwa kepatuhan masyarakat terhadap physical distancing sudah cukup baik. Kesimpulan: Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil bahwa masyarakat Indonesia tergolong pada kategori yang cukup baik terhadap physical distancing meskipun terdapat perbedaan tingkat kepatuhan di beberapa daerah.
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