Professional quality of life among intensive care unit nurses in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study DOI Creative Commons

Huda Mhawish,

J Gano,

Taisy Joy Stephen

et al.

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 133 - 138

Published: May 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Background: Stressful and challenging intensive care settings may influence nurses’ professional quality of life (ProQOL), in terms job satisfaction, burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS). Aims: This study aimed to measure the ProQOL critical nurses, its association with sociodemographic variables. Settings Design: The was conducted unit (ICU) a tertiary referral hospital Saudi Arabia. Materials Methods: Cross-sectional design utilizing self-administered 5.0 questionnaire composed three subscales for compassion satisfaction (CS), BO, STS. Statistical Analysis: scores were presented as mean standard deviation, their categorical variables explored using analysis variance or Kruskal–Wallis test. Results: With response rate 48.4%, majority nurses moderate category all questionnaire, CS, STS 35.8 ± 6.6, 27 4.4, 23.9 8.7, respectively. Higher levels education longer experience significantly associated lower scores. Conclusion: Moderate prevail our ICU. Longer higher educational be significant factors minimizing

Language: Английский

Challenges faced by community health volunteers in offering sexual and reproductive health care services to young women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Khwisero and Nairobi in Kenya DOI Creative Commons
Muhammad Yusuf, Washington Onyango‐Ouma, Jacinta Victoria S. Muinde

et al.

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Community health volunteers (CHVs) are fundamental in many systems across the globe. In Kenya, CHVs were essential providing sexual and reproductive (SRH) services during COVID-19 pandemic. The study highlights challenges experienced by community Kenya while SRH utilized a qualitative research design to explore offering Dagoretti North South sub-counties Nairobi Khwisero sub-county western pandemic period. We conducted 17 in-depth interviews, 7 focus group discussions, 1 discussion with CHVs. data was collected different periods: Khwisero, November 2022-August 2023, Nairobi, February-April 2023. study's findings show that several services. included distrust as result of interaction between anti-COVID-19 measures other past present interventions such vaccines for diseases, insufficient personal protective gear equipment (PPEs), limited human financial resources address needs, poor training on response misinformation led vaccine hesitancy, mental strain from stigma burnout. During pandemics, governments should provide adequate CHVs' work they deliver under risky conditions. addition, must be trained about relevant medical epidemics pandemics provided psychosocial support mitigate impact psychological distress.

Language: Английский

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Safety Responsiveness and Psychological Distress Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19 (2020–2022) in the Pacific Northwest DOI
David Hurtado,

Samuel A. Greenspan,

Lindsey Alley

et al.

American Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 114(S2), P. 204 - 212

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Objectives. The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented safety challenges on health care facilities. This study examined whether workers who deemed a better response to the by their units or employers experienced lower psychological distress. Methods. Patient at system in Pacific Northwest were surveyed every 6 8 months from May 2020 2022 (n = 3468). Psychological distress was measured with Well-being Index (range: −2 7 points). Safety scored basis of participants’ ratings (on 1–5 scale) equipment sufficiency and responsiveness concerns unit. Results. Adjusted multilevel regressions showed an inverse association between individual level (b −0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI] −0.67, −0.41) unit −0.73; CI −1.46, −0.01). cross-level interaction also statistically significant −0.46; −0.87, −0.05). Conclusions. Health reported highlights need for continued efforts ensure adequate resources. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S2):S204–S212. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307582 )

Language: Английский

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Comparison of the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers between 2022 and 2023 in a Romanian COVID-19 Hub Hospital DOI Open Access
Monica Muntean, Doina Colcear, Violeta Briciu

et al.

Published: May 31, 2024

We assessed depression, anxiety, and stress in healthcare workers (HCWs) 2023 the evo-lution of depression compared with 2022. In September-November 2023, 181 HCWs from Infectious Diseases Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, completed Depression, Anxiety, Stress 21 Scale (DASS-21 R), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Hamilton Anxiety Rating (HAM-A). The prevalence moderate-to-severe levels was 13.81% for DASS-Depression, 18.79% DASS-Anxiety, 16.02% DASS-Stress, 19.89% PHQ-9, 12.16% HAM-A. Moderate-to-severe PHQ-9 clinical found respondents, HAM-A anxiety 12.16%. depres-sion significantly lower study group (19.89%, N=181) 2022 (30.60%, N=114) (p=0.036), also within 2022-2023 follow-up (N=88) (p=0.026). did not find significant statistical differences between those infected vs. non-infected, vaccinated non-vaccinated, working non-working SARS-CoV-2 patients. Males were more stressed (p=0.018) anxious (p=0.034), physicians training had highest (31.60%), followed by (25.64%). symptoms decreased but remained a concerning range. By addressing these psychological issues, we can prevent professional crises system.

Language: Английский

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Comparison of the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers between 2022 and 2023 in a Romanian COVID-19 Hub Hospital DOI Creative Commons
Monica Muntean, Doina Colcear, Violeta Briciu

et al.

COVID, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(7), P. 1072 - 1086

Published: July 14, 2024

We assessed depression, anxiety, and stress in healthcare workers (HCWs) 2023 the evolution of depression compared with 2022. In September–November 2023, 181 HCWs from Infectious Diseases Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, completed Depression, Anxiety, Stress 21 Scale (DASS-21 R), Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), Hamilton Anxiety Rating (HAM-A). The prevalence moderate-to-severe levels was 13.8% for DASS-Depression, 18.8% DASS-Anxiety, 16.1% DASS-Stress, 19.9% PHQ-9, 18.2% HAM-A. Moderate-to-severe PHQ-9 significantly lower study group (19.9%, N = 181) 2022 (30.6%, 114) (p 0.04), also within 2022–2023 follow-up participants (N 88) 0.03). did not find significant statistical differences between those infected vs. non-infected, vaccinated non-vaccinated, or working SARS-CoV-2 patients. Males were more stressed 0.02) anxious 0.03), physicians training had highest (31.6%), followed by (25.6%). symptoms decreased but remained a concerning range. By addressing these psychological issues, we may reduce possibility medical errors prevent professional crises system.

Language: Английский

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Professional quality of life among intensive care unit nurses in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study DOI Creative Commons

Huda Mhawish,

J Gano,

Taisy Joy Stephen

et al.

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 133 - 138

Published: May 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Background: Stressful and challenging intensive care settings may influence nurses’ professional quality of life (ProQOL), in terms job satisfaction, burnout (BO), secondary traumatic stress (STS). Aims: This study aimed to measure the ProQOL critical nurses, its association with sociodemographic variables. Settings Design: The was conducted unit (ICU) a tertiary referral hospital Saudi Arabia. Materials Methods: Cross-sectional design utilizing self-administered 5.0 questionnaire composed three subscales for compassion satisfaction (CS), BO, STS. Statistical Analysis: scores were presented as mean standard deviation, their categorical variables explored using analysis variance or Kruskal–Wallis test. Results: With response rate 48.4%, majority nurses moderate category all questionnaire, CS, STS 35.8 ± 6.6, 27 4.4, 23.9 8.7, respectively. Higher levels education longer experience significantly associated lower scores. Conclusion: Moderate prevail our ICU. Longer higher educational be significant factors minimizing

Language: Английский

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