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Psychosocial Burden and Quality of Life of Surveyed Nurses during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

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  • Katarzyna Tomaszewska

    (Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Protection, The Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics, 37-500 Jarosław, Poland)

  • Bożena Majchrowicz

    (Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Protection, State Academy of Applied Sciences, 37-700 Przemyśl, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Snarska

    (Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Białystok, Poland)

  • Beata Guzak

    (Center for Postgraduate Education of Nurses and Midwives, Warsaw Medical University, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

This study analyzes the impact of occupational burnout on the quality of life (QOL) of nurses surveyed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A total of 668 active nurses employed in public hospitals in Podkarpackie voivodeship (Poland) were surveyed. Throughout the pandemic, all wards where responders worked had a division into so-called “clean” and “dirty” zones, as well as balanced working hours. The research used the authors’ survey questionnaire Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Polish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF). Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of the collected material, while correlations between ordinal or quantitative variables were made using Spearman’s-rho coefficient. According to 94.0% of respondents, stress is an integral part of the nursing profession. The mean of the respondents’ MBI burnout was 50.83 +/− 9.05 pts. The respondents’ overall quality of life also averaged 65.74 +/− 13.12 pts. There were negative statistically significant correlations between the MBI and BREF domains, most of which were characterized by clear strengths of association. Higher exhaustion in various occupational aspects is associated with poorer quality of life in individual domains.

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  • Katarzyna Tomaszewska & Bożena Majchrowicz & Katarzyna Snarska & Beata Guzak, 2023. "Psychosocial Burden and Quality of Life of Surveyed Nurses during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-11, January.
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