| Abstract [eng] |
Medical staff face a variety of difficulties with their work – heavy work, long working hours or hard work, which can have implications for personal and professional life and mental health. During the COVID–19 pandemic, the difficulties may intensify, mainly the risk of medical burnout. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors for mental health indicators in a sample of nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic. The study successfully included 120 caregivers (including 117 women, with an average age of 42.3 (SD = 11.97)) who enrolled in an online stress management stress management program. The Brief Daily Stressor Screening (BDSS; Scholten et al., 2020), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS–4; Cohen et al., 1983), Patient Health Questionnaire–4 (PHQ–4; Kroenke et al., 2009), The World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO–5; Topp et al., 2015), and questions about working during the COVID–19 pandemic. Linear regression analysis was used to assess prognostic factors. The results revealed that nearly 46 percent of the nurses in the study experienced severe depression and anxiety, and poor psychological well-being was was common in as many as 75 percent of nurses. The study looked at the stressors associated with the COVID–19 pandemic: COVID–19 was diagnosed in a quarter of the study participants (25.0%), nearly half of the nurses experienced deaths in COVID–19 patients (42.5%), and half of the nurses experienced relatives COVID–19 disease or death (44.2% and 6.6%, respectively). Being unvaccinated for COVID–19 and greater impact of various stressful experiences on daily life were associated with higher perceived stress (F = 8.21, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.46). The effects of stressful experiences were also associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety, as well as more depression and anxiety in nurses without relatives with COVID–19 (F = 8.69, p <0.001, R2 = 0.42). The results of the study indicate the poor psychological well-being of nurses, so research in this area is crucial to ensure not only the well-being of medical staff but also the quality of services provided. |
