Quality of work‐life and coping strategies of nurse educators and clinicians in COVID‐19: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract

The study compared perceived differences in Quality of Work-Life (QoWL) among nurse clinicians and educators and coping strategies used by nurses. Design:A cross-sectional study.Methods: From August and November 2020, the study measured the QoWL and coping strategies of 360 nurses with two scales using a multi-stage sampling technique.The data were analysed with descriptive, Pearson correlation and multivariate linear regression analyses. Results: Quality of Work-Life was generally low among nurses; nurse educators, however, had better QoWL than clinical nurses. Age, salary and nature of work predicted the QoWL of nurses. Work-family segmentation, seeking assistance, open communication and recreational activities were employed by most nurses to cope with challenges. With the rate of workload and work-related stress associated with COVID-19, nurse leaders must advocate for evidence-based coping strategies to deal with work and family life stress.

Associations of mental well‐being with higher education‐related stress and orientation of the academic goals among nursing students: A cross‐sectional study

“…(1) refused to take part in this research, (2) non-nursing students, (3) Persons whose studies were interrupted or who were unable to complete their studies during the period of investigation (Moon & Hyun, 2019). Based on the criteria proposed by Kendall (Gao et al, 2023;Poku et al, 2023;Xu et al, 2023), which required at least 10 respondents for each item, we calculated the sample size by multiplying the total number of items on the scale by 10 (N = [14 + 16 + 16] ×10 = 460). A total of 1170 questionnaires were completed out of 1186 that were distributed by skilled postgraduate nursing students.…”