Demographic and work-related factors associated with burnout, resilience, and quality of life among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study from Malaysia

Marzo, Roy Rillera; Elsherif, Mohamed; Abdullah, Muhd Siv Azhar Merican Bin; Thew, Hui Zhu; Chong, Collins; Soh, Shean Yih; Siau, Ching Sin; Chauhan, Shekhar; Lin, Yulan

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1021495

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“…Ang et al [ 17 ] suggested that resilience substantially correlates with age group, work grade, years of nursing experience, education level, and marital status. Marzo et al [ 18 ] found that income affects resilience. Furthermore, Oksuz et al [ 19 ] found a statistically significant relationship among resilience and age, gender, work experience, and working hours.…”

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The Relationship Between Resilience and the Intention to Leave Among Staff Nurses at Governmental Hospitals in Al-Baha Region of Saudi Arabia

Al-shomrani,

Mahran,

Felemban

2024

Cureus

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Background Nurses with high intent to leave can cause substantial problems for healthcare organizations, such as staffing shortages and higher expenses due to hiring and onboarding new nurses. In light of the increasing demands placed on nurses in understaffed and overloaded healthcare systems, nurses frequently face various pressures and difficulties in their field of work, including high workloads, irregular hours, complicated patients, and infectious disease exposure; resilience is critical for handling stress and hardship at work. Nurses will thus retain their jobs for longer. This study aimed to determine the relationship between resilience and the intention to leave among staff nurses. Methods This study utilized a quantitative, cross-sectional correlation design. It comprised three Saudi Ministry of Health-affiliated facilities in the Al-Baha region (King Fahad Hospital, Prince Mashari Hospital, and Mikhwah General Hospital). The study sample comprised nurses employed in critical areas and inpatient and outpatient hospital departments using convenience sampling and inclusion and exclusion criteria. An online questionnaire involving three sections was given out. The first part collected sociodemographic data, the second part included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (CD-RISC-25), and the third included the Anticipated Turnover Scale (ATS). Results This study found a moderate degree of intention to leave and resilience. Most participants in the survey held a bachelor's degree (75.8%), and around 87.1% of the sample consisted of women. About half of the sample (57.2%) were married; 67.6% of the participants were not Saudi nationals; and regarding the number of children, the majority (53.8%) were childless. Overall, 318 nurses working in acute and outpatient departments and critical regions participated. According to the study, 73.3% of the participants reported a moderate intention to quit, whereas 50.9% had moderate resilience. Similarly, a significant negative relationship was found between nurses' intention to leave and resilience. Conclusions In the current study, resilience has a statistically significant negative relationship with the nurses’ intention to leave. Hospital management must consider the amount of work and the excessive work schedule to reduce nurses’ intentions to leave. One way to do this is by assigning tasks to employees, minimizing their workload through flexible work schedules and shorter duty hours, and fostering teamwork among coworkers by ensuring clear communication and cooperation. Interventions like orientation programs for new nurses, regular meetings, seminars, and training sessions can improve nurse resilience.

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The Relationship Between Resilience and the Intention to Leave Among Staff Nurses at Governmental Hospitals in Al-Baha Region of Saudi Arabia

Al-shomrani,

Mahran,

Felemban

2024

Cureus

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“…This study further showed a statistically significant finding that the prevalence of COVID-19 infection was twice as much higher during the pre-vaccination period compared to that of the post-vaccination period (χ 2 = 41.446, p < 0.001). However, it is in contrast to other reports which showed a rise in the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among HCWs in the period following the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines compared to the prevaccination period attributed partly to the decrease in vaccine effectiveness to emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 [17] Other attributable factors have to do with the significant increase in the incidence of COVID-19 around the world leading to issue of mental and psychological disturbances from long working hours resulting in lowered resilience, burnout, low quality of life (QoL) among HCWs, experiences of depressive and anxiety symptoms, with females, physicians, and less experienced Healthcare workers showing elevated levels of symptomology [18][19][20][21][22][23][24], The prevalence of COVID-19 infection among HCWs following the introduction of vaccines was low and comparable to a global estimate [25] This decline may be attributed to the success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme buttressing the effectiveness of the vaccine against infection with SAR-CoV-2 and probably combined with the improvement in the IPC measures adopted by HCWs across the state [26,27].…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Covid-19 Infection and Mortality Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Kaduna State

Dauda Samuel,

Ismaila Adamu,

Dauda Hananiya

et al. 2023

TIJPH

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This study in Kaduna State, Nigeria, examined the prevalence, and factors as associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in a descriptive, cross- sectional study, where data of HCWs from secondary source, Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS), was exported to Microsoft excel and evaluated using SPSS version 26 to provide a snapshot of the vaccine uptake among HCWs in Kaduna state. The study population were all healthcare workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria that were tested for COVID-19 from the onset of the pandemic in Kaduna to 29th August 2022. The consents of all persons were obtained prior to testing data upload to the electronic platform of SORMAS. Prevalence of COVID-19 infection was notably higher pre-vaccination (12%) but dropped to 5.9% post-vaccination, showcasing the vaccine’s effectiveness in reducing HCW infections. However, COVID-19-related mortality rates remained relatively consistent, irrespective of vaccination status. Demographics played a role in infection risk. Female HCWs, urban dwellers, and those with higher education levels faced elevated infection risks. Additionally, close contacts with probable COVID-19 cases increased infection likelihood. Concerning mortality, males experienced more COVID-19-related deaths, but no significant links were found with age, residential area, or contact history. Symptoms significantly associated with COVID-19 infection included fever, abdominal pain, cough, sore throat, loss of taste, and loss of smell. The prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the HCWs was higher before the COVID-19 vaccination was introduced (12%) compared to after the vaccine was introduced in Kaduna State. These findings offer valuable insights into the pandemic’s impact on frontline workers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. Keywords: COVID-19, Healthcare workers (HCWs), Infection, Vaccination, Mortality, Prevalence, Risk factors, Symptoms, mental, Psychological.

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“…Previous findings suggest that demographic variables such as age, gender, educational qualifications, marital status, living residence, and professional background have been shown to influence resilience and the domains of quality of life among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 29 – 31 ]. Therefore, the present study, aims to offer insights into the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of Romanian physicians and their psychological resilience and quality of life.…”

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Coping strategies, resilience and quality of life: reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic among Romanian physicians

Crișan,

Pop,

Stretea

et al. 2024

Hum Resour Health

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has presented multiple psychological challenges for healthcare workers, such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and substance use disorders. In this research, we investigate the different ways Romanian physicians dealt with the difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also analyze how positive and negative stress-reducing strategies, as well as demographic variables, affect their psychological resilience and quality of life. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of how physicians coped with the unprecedented global health challenges. Methods We carried out a national cross-sectional study of 265 physicians in Romania between January 2021 and January 2022 using a web-based questionnaire. The study employed a web-based questionnaire to assess coping mechanisms using the COPE inventory, resilience through the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 25 (CD-RISC 25), and quality of life via the WHOQOL-BREF scale. The COPE inventory, consisting of 60 items across 15 subscales, categorizes coping strategies into problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional types, with each item rated on a 4-point scale. The CD-RISC 25 measures resilience on a 5-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 0 to 100. WHOQOL-BREF assesses quality of life through 26 items in 4 domains: physical, mental, social relations, and environmental, scored from 1 to 5 and converted to a 0–100 scale for domain scores. Univariate and multivariate linear regression models were employed to discern the intricate relationships between coping strategies, resilience levels, quality of life dimensions, and pertinent demographic factors. Results The average CD-RISC score among participants was 66.2. The mean scores for the values for the QOL subscales were 64.0 for physical well-being, 61.7 for psychological well-being, 61.2 for social relationships, and 64.7 for environment. Individuals tend to use problem-focused and emotion-focused coping more than dysfunctional mechanisms, according to the COPE inventory. Problem-focused and emotion-focused coping are positively correlated with resilience, while dysfunctional coping is negatively correlated. Resilience is significantly influenced by gender and professional status, with males and senior specialists reporting higher levels while younger physicians and residents reporting lower levels. Conclusions Our data points to specific protective characteristics and some detrimental factors on physicians' resilience and quality of life during the pandemic.

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Demographic and work-related factors associated with burnout, resilience, and quality of life among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study from Malaysia

Cited by 14 publications

References 66 publications

The Relationship Between Resilience and the Intention to Leave Among Staff Nurses at Governmental Hospitals in Al-Baha Region of Saudi Arabia

The Relationship Between Resilience and the Intention to Leave Among Staff Nurses at Governmental Hospitals in Al-Baha Region of Saudi Arabia

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Covid-19 Infection and Mortality Among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Kaduna State

Coping strategies, resilience and quality of life: reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic among Romanian physicians

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