Nursing staff fatigue and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

Sikaras, Christos; Ilias, Ιoannis; Tselebis, Athanasios; Pachi, Argyro; Zyga, Sofia; Tsironi, Maria; Gil, Andrea Paola Rojas; Παναγιώτου, Ασπασία

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2022008

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“…In our sample the female population is significantly younger than males, possibly explaining, in part, the difference in SOC scores, assuming age serves as a confounding variable. Furthermore, research argue that men and women are differentially affected by stressors and make different use of their coping resources [ 40 ].These findings are consistent with reviews and meta-analyses indicating that female nurses are more vulnerable to adverse mental health effects; facts that should be taken into consideration in further research on stress, coping, and health [ 4 , 41 , 42 ].…”

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“…High rates of burnout and depression in health care workers are a consistent finding in studies worldwide even before COVID-19 [ 28 , 43 , 44 ]; the pandemic crisis has highlighted the problem. The increase in burnout may be due to the high pressure exerted on hospitals by the pandemic [ 4 ]. At the time of the study, cases and admissions to Greek hospitals were on the rise, while work leave for healthcare staff had been suspended for the preceding five months.…”

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk to nurses’ mental health increased rapidly [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. For healthcare workers, the pressure of a professional and social life, along with the occupational hazards associated with exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, lead to increased physical and mental fatigue, as well as to burnout [ 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”

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Burnout, Depression and Sense of Coherence in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis

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Sikaras

Ilias³

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk to nurses’ mental health has increased rapidly. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and burnout and to evaluate their possible association with the sense of coherence in nursing staff during the pandemic crisis. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory questionnaire, Beck’s Depression Inventory, and the Sense of Coherence questionnaire were completed by 101 male and 559 female nurses. Individual and demographic data were recorded. Regarding depression, 25.5% of respondents exhibited mild depression, 13.5% moderate depression and 7.6% severe depression. In the burnout scale, 47.1% had a pathological value. Female nurses had higher burnout (t test p < 0.01, 49.03 vs. 38.74) and depression (t test p < 0.01, 11.29 vs. 6.93) scores compared to men and lower levels in the sense of coherence (p < 0.05, 59.45 vs. 65.13). Regression evidenced that 43.7% of the variation in the BDI rating was explained by the CBI, while an additional 8.3% was explained by the sense of coherence. Mediation analysis indicated a partial mediation of burnout in the correlation between sense of coherence and depression. The sense of coherence acted as a negative regulator between burnout and depression.

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Burnout, Depression and Sense of Coherence in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis

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“…Long working hours and work overload, exposure to infection and close contact with COVID-19 patients, the stigma of being a potential carrier of the infection, social media pressures, and increase in the number of death cases lead to fatigue, despair, and helplessness in the nurses and undermine the quality and quantity of nursing care [ 12 ]. Other consequences of job fatigue in nurses are absence, delay, job burnout, and concentration disorders, with adverse effects on patient safety [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Stress management in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients: a qualitative content analysis

2022

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Background Being in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, nurses need to be capable of stress management to maintain their physical and psychological well-being in the face of a variety of stressors. The present study aims to explore the challenges, strategies, and outcomes of stress management in nurses who face and provide care to COVID-19 patients. Methods The present study is a qualitative descriptive work that was conducted in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran, from June 2020 to March 2021. Sixteen nurses who were in practice in units assigned to COVID-19 patients were selected via purposeful sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured, individual interviews conducted online. The collected data were analyzed using MAXQDA 10 according to the conventional content analysis method suggested by Graneheim and Lundman. Results The data collected in the interviews resulted in 14 subcategories under 4 main categories: providing care with uncertainty and anxiety, facing psychological and mental tension, creating a context for support, and experiencing personal-professional growth. Conclusions The nurses caring for COVID-19 patients needed the support of their authorities and families to stress management. Providing a supportive environment through crisis management training, providing adequate equipment and manpower, motivating nurses to achieve psychological growth during the pandemic can help them manage stress.

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“…It was found that 46.7% of the participants feared that they might be carriers of COVID-19 and 38.9% feared COVID-19 infection [ 27 ]. In a study by Sikaras et al, 52.4% of the respondents worked in COVID-19 units, the results of 67.9% and 42.9%, respectively, suggested the occurrence of fatigue and burnout among them and showed a strong positive correlation ( p < 0.01, r = 0.70) [ 28 ]. The findings of Alameddine et al showed that 67.8% of the nurses were satisfied with their jobs and most of the nurses stated that they were unlikely to quit their jobs in the coming year (76.2%).…”

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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychosocial Burden and Job Satisfaction of Long-Term Care Nurses in Poland

Tomaszewska

Majchrowicz²,

Delong

2022

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Psychosocial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are severe for health care workers due to their higher levels of exposure. Nurses often experience tremendous psychological pressure as a result of their workload in a high-risk environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the psychosocial burden and job satisfaction of nurses employed in long-term care. One hundred thirty-eight nurses employed in long-term care participated in the study. The respondents were 96.4% female and 3.6% male. The mean age of the respondents was 53.99 (standard deviation—4.01). The study was conducted between February and June 2021. The research tool was a standardized psychosocial risk scale questionnaire, which is a scientifically validated diagnostic tool with high reliability and accuracy coefficients. The primary tests used during the statistical analyses were non-parametric Mann–Whitney U (for two samples) and Kruskal–Wallis (for more than two samples) tests for assessing differences. During these analyses, in addition to standard statistical significance, appropriate p-values were calculated using the Monte Carlo method. Correlations between ordinal or quantitative variables were made using Spearman’s rho coefficient. The results obtained allow us to conclude that the respondents rated the characteristics present in the workplace that constitute psychosocial risks at an average level. Emotional commitment and continuance-type commitment to the respondents’ job position were also at a medium level. Respondents’ self-rated ability to work for nurses employed in long-term care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and commitment to patient care was high at 4.0 and 4.18, with a maximum of 5 points.

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Nursing staff fatigue and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

Cited by 53 publications

References 39 publications

Burnout, Depression and Sense of Coherence in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis

Burnout, Depression and Sense of Coherence in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis

Stress management in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients: a qualitative content analysis

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychosocial Burden and Job Satisfaction of Long-Term Care Nurses in Poland

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