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System of Work and Stress-Coping Strategies Used by Nurses of a Polish Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Beata Haor

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 87-800 Wloclawek, Poland)

  • Anna Antczak-Komoterska

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 87-800 Wloclawek, Poland)

  • Justyna Kozyra

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 87-800 Wloclawek, Poland)

  • Natalia Grączewska

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 87-800 Wloclawek, Poland)

  • Mariola Głowacka

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, The Mazovian Academy in Plock, 09-402 Plock, Poland)

  • Monika Biercewicz

    (Clinic of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Science, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Królikowska

    (Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-821 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • Renata Jabłońska

    (Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-821 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • Lech Grzelak

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 87-800 Wloclawek, Poland)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to increased stress levels experienced by employees of the healthcare system during their professional activities. The aim of the study was to compare the stress-coping strategies used by nurses in two different systems of work (one shift/two shifts) in a Polish hospital in 2021. The study used the Polish adaptation of the Mini-COPE questionnaire and the authors’ data sheet. The results indicate that regardless of experience or the place and system of work, nurses more often chose problem-focused coping strategies. Conducting screening tests among nurses will help to establish effective strategies for coping with occupational stress, thus preventing professional burnout.

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  • Beata Haor & Anna Antczak-Komoterska & Justyna Kozyra & Natalia Grączewska & Mariola Głowacka & Monika Biercewicz & Agnieszka Królikowska & Renata Jabłońska & Lech Grzelak, 2023. "System of Work and Stress-Coping Strategies Used by Nurses of a Polish Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-13, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:4871-:d:1093076
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    1. Robert Ślusarz & Klaudia Cwiekala-Lewis & Mariusz Wysokiński & Karolina Filipska-Blejder & Wiesław Fidecki & Monika Biercewicz, 2022. "Characteristics of Occupational Burnout among Nurses of Various Specialties and in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-14, October.
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