Influence of workload, mental health and professional quality of life on healthcare workers’ hand hygiene behavior in medical aid during COVID-19 pandemic

Zhou, Qian

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-30058/v1

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“…In our study, those who needed information on “infection prevention control” and “use of PPE” to improve their skills had lower quality of life and higher hopelessness in various health-related areas, and that those who needed information on “case management” had higher state anxiety. This result confirms the hypothesis (H4) that “Knowledge-skills about COVID-19 affect anxiety and hopelessness levels, and quality of life in the areas of physical, mental, social, and environmental health” and is similar to research findings showing the relationship between life expectancy and quality of life (Pappa et al, 2020; Zhou & Zhang, 2020).…”

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“…Besides, those who needed information on "case management" had higher state anxiety levels, which is parallel with the literature. 3,38,49 During the Covid-19 pandemic, hope is one of the main coping strategies and a resource that affects HCWs' ability to interact in stressful life-threatening situations. 50 Therefore, in this period, to raise the hope of HCWs and strengthen effective coping mechanisms, supporting the initiatives to prevent infection (education, hand hygiene, equipment support, etc.)…”

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COVID-19, Anxiety, and Hopelessness: Quality of Life Among Healthcare Workers in Turkey

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The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of intense anxiety and hopelessness experienced by healthcare workers during the pandemic on their quality of life. This cross-sectional, online questionnaire-based study was conducted between August 31, 2020 and October 31, 2020, with 729 healthcare workers in Turkey. The study showed that hopelessness, the weekly working time, fatigue, and the workload of healthcare workers negatively affected their quality of life, those who found the pandemic measures inadequate had a lower quality of life and higher hopelessness levels, and those who needed knowledge on various issues to improve their skills had lower quality of life and higher levels of anxiety and hopelessness. Increasing the measures to make healthcare workers feel competent and ready during the COVID-19 pandemic and meet their information needs to improve their skills will reduce their anxiety and hopelessness and improve their quality of life. Identifying the factors affecting anxiety, hopelessness, and quality of life will help achieve sustainable success in the delivery of health services and promote employee health and safety.

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COVID-19, Anxiety, and Hopelessness: Quality of Life Among Healthcare Workers in Turkey

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“…COVID-19 pandemic is a global threat that is currently being an attention in every country. The government's strict movement restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are likely having a negative impact on people's mental health [13], [27]. By this research, a pandemic situation as now becomes a burden to societ that gives the rise to psychological disorders in terms of both patients and health professionals.…”

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Barriers and challenges for primary care service in the COVID-19 pandemic

Erjalia

Syakurah

2021

IJPHS

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The COVID-19 pandemic is such a barrier for health systems around the world including Indonesia. Primary care is the first-line in controlling the pandemic at the community level, but there are many barriers and challenges faced by doctors during the service that are not fully recognized. This aimed to distinguish barriers and challenges in health centers and/clinics amid the COVID-19 widespread. This was qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. As much 44 health centers/clinical specialists interviewed in October 2020. Then, the data categorization method/coding and content analysis used. There were three themes related to the barriers and challenges confronted by specialists in health centers/clinics, specifically barriers and challenges based on service management, environment, and individuals. The barriers and challenges confronted are related to changes within the consultation flow, a diminished number of patient visits, limited supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE), patient states of mind and behavior within the confront of a pandemic, and progressively heavier burdens and duties for doctors. It is necessary to provide specific, valid, and right-on-target knowledge in improving community behavior in efforts to prevent COVID-19 infection and the government's important role to be more concerned about the future of health workers.

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“…A former study reported that nurses and physicians in COVID-19 wards experienced moderate job burnout and compassion satisfaction 37 . Another study showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers had moderate compassion satisfaction, job burnout, and secondary traumatic stress 38 . These ndings are due to the fact that nurses are in the frontline of care delivery to patients with COVID-19 and hence, are at great risk for psychological disorders such as depression, which in turn increases their fatigue and reduces their PQOL 39 .…”

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Resilience and Its Relationship With Occupational Stress and Professional Quality of Life Among Nurses in COVID-19 Isolation Wards

Mostafazadeh

Ghorbani-Sani

Seyed-Mohammadi

et al. 2021

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Background: Nurses’ direct and continuous contact with patients afflicted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes them stress due to fear over affliction and reduces their professional quality of life (PQOL). Resilience has potential protective effects against different stressors. This study aimed to assess resilience and its relationship with occupational stress (OS) and PQOL among nurses in COVID-19 isolation wards.Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2020. Participants were nurses in the COVID-19 isolation wards of healthcare centers affiliated to Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran. In total, 158 eligible nurses were recruited through a census. Data were collected using a researcher-made demographic questionnaire, the short version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Nursing Stress Scale, and the PQOL Scale. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS software (v. 16.) and through the independent-sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis.Results: The total mean scores of resilience and OS were 26.19±6.2 (in the possible range of 0–40) and 73.3±14.5 (in the possible range of 34–136), respectively. The mean scores of the compassion satisfaction, job burnout, and secondary traumatic stress dimensions of PQOL were respectively 38.02±8.16, 30.84±5.45, and 27.66±6.13, (all in the possible range of 10–50). Most participants experienced moderate OS (57.9%). The mean scores of participants’ resilience and OS had no significant relationship with their demographic characteristics (P > 0.05). Resilience had significant negative relationship with OS (r = –0.376, P < 0.001) and significant positive relationship with the compassion satisfaction dimension of PQOL (r = 0.373; P < 0.001). Resilience was also a significant predictor of OS and the compassion satisfaction dimension of PQOL (P < 0.001).Conclusion: Nurses’ OS can be reduced through resilience-promoting strategies such as development of their social support network, improvement of their optimism, and provision of resilient role models and quality resilience-related education.

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Influence of workload, mental health and professional quality of life on healthcare workers’ hand hygiene behavior in medical aid during COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

COVID-19, Anxiety, and Hopelessness: Quality of Life Among Healthcare Workers in Turkey

COVID-19, Anxiety, and Hopelessness: Quality of Life Among Healthcare Workers in Turkey

Barriers and challenges for primary care service in the COVID-19 pandemic

Resilience and Its Relationship With Occupational Stress and Professional Quality of Life Among Nurses in COVID-19 Isolation Wards

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