Nuances of COVID-19 and Psychosocial Work Environment on Nurses’ Wellbeing: The Mediating Role of Stress and Eustress in Lieu to JD-R Theory

Meirun, Tang; Bano, Sobia; Javaid, Muhammad Umair; Arshad, Muhammad Zulqarnain; Shah, Muhammad Umair; Rehman, Umair; Parvez, Zar Ayesha; Ilyas, Muhammad

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.570236

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“…It is conceivable that work characteristics regarding work organization deteriorated more or less strongly depending on implementation efforts, individual's appraisals, as well as the resources present [85]. This coincides with other COVID-19 studies among other occupation groups in the health and social care sector, such as teachers [86], nurses [87], and outpatient caregivers [88].…”

Section: Impact On Work Characteristics and Work Demandssupporting

confidence: 78%

The Impact of the Implementation of Preventive Measures Due to COVID-19 on Work Design and Early Childhood Professionals’ Well-Being—A Qualitative Study

Gritzka

Angerer

Pietrowsky

et al. 2022

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The reopening of child-care programs during COVID-19 demanded comprehensive preventive measures. Research to date has overlooked this reopening process as well as early childhood professionals’ (ECPs) implementation efforts and resulting changes in their work practices and well-being. As a result, this study sought insights into (1) the practical implementation of measures, (2) perceptions and evaluations of measures, (3) changes in work characteristics, and (4) its impact on well-being. Qualitative interviews were conducted with German child-care managers (N = 27) between June and August 2020. The semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and content-analyzed using MAXQDA. ECPs, through a combination of high effort and engagement, ensured the feasibility of most preventive measures. This included practices which were perceived to be unreasonable or ones which were stricter than practices required for the public. This exacerbated the critical work characteristics (e.g., high workload, overtime, and multitasking) from pre-pandemic scenarios and led to new work demands (e.g., changes in work content and social interactions). ECPs maintained intensive work demands and consequently suffered from broad strain outcomes (e.g., worry, exhaustion, anger, fear of infection, and reduced psychological sense of community). This study highlights the adverse psychosocial work environment of ECPs despite the necessity of ensuring health and safety at work.

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confidence: 78%

The Impact of the Implementation of Preventive Measures Due to COVID-19 on Work Design and Early Childhood Professionals’ Well-Being—A Qualitative Study

Gritzka

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Pietrowsky

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“…Furthermore, men's mental health is more influenced in the time of crisis than women's [29], and increased feelings of doing useful work are positively associated with employees' mental health, while a shortage of time to complete a job, workload and job insecurity are adversely related to good mental health [30,31]. In the opposite direction, emotional exhaustion at work, low social support, and no communication with others at the job perish employees' mental health [32,33,49].…”

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confidence: 99%

COVID-19 exposure and mental wellbeing of European male employees

Mahmood¹,

Ariza‐Montes²,

Saleem³

et al. 2022

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Background:The present research intends to identify the determinants of men's mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fear and uncertainty caused by this pandemic and its prolongation have caused a considerable rise in mental health disorders. In a very short time, much research has been conducted examining the main consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals' mental health. Some studies pointed out that COVID-19 stressors significantly affect individuals, and some statistics suggest that the pandemic affects men and women differently. However, the literature on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on men's mental health remains limited. This research attempted to fill these gaps in the literature by examining an essential research question about the determinants of men's mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This research uses a dataset collected on Eurofound's Living, Working, and COVID-19 survey, and the full sample consisted of 24,123 European citizens. The sample was split into two main groups: men (N = 3577) and women (N = 8744). This research uses linear regression methodology to investigate the mental wellbeing of male employees. The input method was applied to estimate two regression models, one for men and one for women. Results: Our results revealed that men's exposure to COVID-19 infection deteriorates their mental wellbeing. Similarly, some organizational factors also determined men's mental wellbeing, such as working under fixed employment contracts, feelings of doing useful work, and satisfaction with the quality of work. Finally, individual and attitudinal factors contributed to determining the mental wellbeing of male employees, optimism about the future, general health, positive feelings about themselves, and overall life satisfaction. Conclusion: This research deduces that men's mental wellbeing is determined by factors that are different from those of women employees. In conclusion, this research deduces that men's good mental wellbeing is determined differently from women employees. Specifically, we identified that exposure to COVID-19, employment contracts at the job, feelings of doing useful work, satisfaction with the quality of work, resilience, age, life satisfaction, general health, optimism about the future, and feeling positive about themselves are the key determinants of men's health.

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“…Inclusive leadership refers to “leaders who exhibit visibility, accessibility, and availability in their interactions with followers” [ 25 ]. This was perceived by French nurses as an additional lack of recognition of the nursing profession by their managers and the health authorities [ 30 ], as other nurses worldwide [ 32 , 33 ], which angered them.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our findings also suggest that, in the opposite position of another research [ 36 ], some of the nurses interviewed in this study were not happy during the first coronavirus wave because of their frontline position. Indeed, owing to the Job Demands-Resources model [ 32 , 36 ], nurses were confronted with higher job demands (e.g., heavy workload, overtime work, ethical dilemmas) as identified previously [ 32 ], whereas their job resources were low (e.g., lacks of organizational support and inclusive leadership). Nurses considered this imbalance was related to failures of organizational support resulting from years of cost savings in healthcare, which angered and upset both them and their families [ 37 ].…”

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Perceptions and Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic amongst Frontline Nurses and Their Relatives in France in Six Paradoxes: A Qualitative Study

Chandler-Jeanville

Loizeau

Lartigue-Malgouyres

et al. 2021

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Due to their frontline position to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the professional and personal life of nurses was severely disrupted. To understand and describe their lived experiences and perceptions during the pandemic’s first wave in France, we interviewed 49 nurses, including 16 nursing students, and 48 of their family members from June to July 2020. Using a purposeful sampling, the semi-structured interviews were scripted according to Abric’s method with probing questions. The interview analysis led to the identification of six paradoxical perceptions concerning the pandemic’s consequences: the Silence Paradox, the Hero Paradox, the Workforce Paradox, the Learning Paradox, the Symbolic Exchange Paradox, and the Uncertainty Paradox. However, despite different experiences, the nurses perceived their frontline position both as a burden jeopardizing their safety and well-being and as a spotlight of nurses’ tough working conditions. Indeed, because they were in the frontline position, nurses and nursing students were psychologically vulnerable, even more so when they felt alone and inadequately protected. Besides, their families were vulnerable too, as they were also exposed to the consequences of the nurses’ frontline engagement. Thus, to preserve their safety and well-being, institutions should also provide them with better organizational support and inclusive leadership, without neglecting their families.

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Nuances of COVID-19 and Psychosocial Work Environment on Nurses’ Wellbeing: The Mediating Role of Stress and Eustress in Lieu to JD-R Theory

Cited by 19 publications

References 37 publications

The Impact of the Implementation of Preventive Measures Due to COVID-19 on Work Design and Early Childhood Professionals’ Well-Being—A Qualitative Study

The Impact of the Implementation of Preventive Measures Due to COVID-19 on Work Design and Early Childhood Professionals’ Well-Being—A Qualitative Study

COVID-19 exposure and mental wellbeing of European male employees

Perceptions and Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic amongst Frontline Nurses and Their Relatives in France in Six Paradoxes: A Qualitative Study

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