The impact of COVID-19 on nurses’ job satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2024

Background The global healthcare landscape was profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic placing nurses squarely at heart of this emergency. This review aimed to identify factors correlated with nurses’ job satisfaction, impact their satisfaction on both themselves and patients, explore strategies that might have counteracted dissatisfaction during pandemic. Methods Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for systematic reviews prevalence incidence used in review. electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, PsycINFO Academic Search Complete were searched between January 2020 February 2023. Results literature identified 23 studies from 20 countries A pooled 69.6% satisfied personal, environmental, psychological influencing satisfaction. Job improved wellbeing quality life, while linked turnover mental health issues. Conclusion elucidates key impacting pandemic, its effects provision, potential countermeasures dissatisfaction. Core influences include working conditions, staff relationships, career opportunities. High correlates patient care, reduced burnout, greater retention. Systematic registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023405947 , title has been registered PROSPERO number is CRD42023405947.

Язык: Английский

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Coping profiles and their association with vicarious post‐traumatic growth among nurses during the three waves of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2024

Abstract Aims This study aimed to examine (a) changes in coping strategies and vicarious post‐traumatic growth (VPTG) across three timepoints of the COVID‐19 pandemic among nurses; (b) discrete groups nurses with unique profiles (c) association these VPTG timepoints. Background Although literature abounds negative mental health consequences healthcare professionals, much less is known about positive on nurses, that they use, how change over time. Design was a cross‐sectional web‐based survey at during pandemic. Methods A sample 429 completed online Post‐Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) Brief Coping Orientation Problems Experienced (COPE) measure strategies, respectively. The STROBE checklist used report present study. Results Significantly higher scores were observed third timepoint. Different employed Nurses responded either an active, avoidant or passive profile. levels reported by active profile compared those profile, whereas difference between not significant. Conclusions Notwithstanding preponderance achieving high VPTG, copers had more gains than copers, suggesting doing something cope stressor—let it be trying avoid it—was better nothing. Relevance Clinical Practice identification distinct their particular use policymakers practitioners developing tailored prevention intervention efforts help effectively manage demands Patient Public Contribution No patient public contribution since exclusively conducted authors.

Язык: Английский

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Posttraumatic growth of medical staff during COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2024

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unprecedented stress and challenges upon medical staff, potentially resulting in posttraumatic growth (PTG). This scoping review aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on PTG among staff during by identifying its current status potential influencing factors. findings may provide a foundation for future research interventions enhance staff’s psychological resilience well-being. Methods Literature was systematically searched from 01 January 2020 31 December 2022. following databases were searched: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Service System (SinoMed), Wanfang Data. Eligibility criteria included: (1) as subjects; (2) focus “posttraumatic growth” or “alternative related outbreak pandemic; (3) discussion situation factors PTG; (4) study types, such qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods. Two researchers independently selected extracted characteristics (study design, population, region, measurement instruments, primary outcomes) included literature. data synthesized qualitatively descriptively. Results Thirty-six papers 12 countries met inclusion criteria. Moderate levels observed healthcare workers pandemic, with emphasis “interpersonal relationships,” “changes life philosophy,” “growth personal competence.” Influencing trauma exposure, sociodemographics, (resilience positive qualities), coping, social support. Conclusions discovered moderate critical areas interpersonal relationships, philosophy, competence. identified can inform workers’

Язык: Английский

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The Lived Experience of Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Using Photovoice Methodology

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(1), С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025

Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the experience therapists during COVID-19 pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Perceived Trauma Among Nurses During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 34(2)

Опубликована: Март 26, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to healthcare services worldwide, and although the was declared over, nurses continue experience burnout mental health implications because of events experienced since 2020. aim this study explore experiences trauma among during pandemic, using a qualitative descriptive design. This paper used secondary analysis qualitative, semi-structured interviews conducted with 55 Australian exploring their alcohol consumption, due frequent narratives traumatic arising process. Data were analysed structural coding reported in accordance Consolidated Checklist for Reporting Qualitative (CORE-Q guidelines). Four themes emerged data analysis: managing stress clinical environment COVID ('it doesn't feel like it's gone away'), post-pandemic war, wasn't it?'), bonding over shared ('I not expecting camaraderie that developed') after event ('If something bad happens whilst you're on shift, you just have pretend it hasn't happened'). Participants described lasting effects from working clinically they as trauma. These lasted governments worldwide announced an end participants these experiences, detrimental impact workforce well-being sustainability.

Язык: Английский

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Centrality of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent post-traumatic growth in nurses: Exploring the moderating role of social connectedness

Work, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2025

Background In the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic, nurses may report positive transformations due to struggles faced during outbreak, but factors explaining this phenomenon remain understudied. Objective Considering crucial role played by social ties and support overcome adversity, present research aims explore connectedness as a moderator between centrality outbreak subsequent post-traumatic growth (PTG) in nurses. Specifically, study sought examine whether longitudinal association nurses’ PTG differed according levels connectedness. Methods The global sample was composed 180 working Portuguese healthcare institutions who answered online self-report surveys at two time points (baseline [T1] follow-up 6 months [T2]). Using questionnaires, measures pandemic were administered baseline, reports obtained six-month follow-up. Attrition rate from T1 T2 73%. Results showed that significant relationship PTG, with being stronger increased. Conclusions These findings shed light on importance fostering among after outbreak. Psychological interventions aimed enhancing constructive adjustment outcomes should acknowledge occurrence resilience promote feelings safeness amplify potentially adaptive effects transformative nature pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Harnessing strengths from trauma: examining the impact of strength use on nurses’ job satisfaction, positive mental health, and thriving at work through post-traumatic growth

BMC Nursing, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2025

While strength use has been shown to foster post-traumatic growth, few studies have examined whether it also influences outcomes such as job satisfaction, work thriving, and positive mental health. Addressing this gap is essential for improving the well-being of healthcare workers under ongoing stress. This study aimed explore relationships between use, among nurses, specifically investigating how key health, thriving at work. Additionally, growth mediates these relationships. 1,523 registered nurses from a tertiary hospital in Henan Province, China, who participated frontline COVID-19 efforts. Data were collected using validated scales measure Structural equation modeling was used analyze variables, with bootstrapping methods employed test mediation effects. The findings demonstrated that positively associated satisfaction (r = 0.48, p < 0.001), health 0.49, 0.001). found mediate relationship outcomes, indirect effects observed satisfaction(β 0.19, 95% CI [0.157, 0.225]), (β [0.161, 0.227]), health(β 0.17, [0.140, 0.208]). underscores critical role promoting nurses. By illustrating leveraging personal strengths can resilience psychological high-stress environments, provide valuable insights developing strengths-based interventions enhancing demanding professional contexts like nursing. Not applicable.

Язык: Английский

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Prediction of post-traumatic growth in the face of the COVID-19 crisis based on resilience, post-traumatic stress and social participation: A longitudinal study

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Авг. 11, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has generated a severe and negative psychological impact worldwide. Despite this, it is also possible to experience post-traumatic growth (PTG). This study aimed longitudinally explore the prevalence of PTG in Spanish population test predictive model for from resilience, stress symptoms (PTSS), participation social activities. Data were collected March, July, November 2020 via an online survey. About 20% sample showed moderate-high levels PTG, with no significant differences over time. explained 19% variance showing that inverse relation between resilience was mediated by PTSS. Additionally, activities acted as predictor PTG. Women, young people, those who had lost their job people experienced or loss loved one presented higher Thus, have positive changes (PTG), but these did not protect them adverse symptomatology (PTSS).

Язык: Английский

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The relationship between the strength of religious faith and spirituality in relation to post-traumatic growth among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic had forced intensive care unit (ICU) nurses to adapt extreme conditions in a short period of time. This resulted them experiencing extremely stressful situations. aim this study was assess the relationship between post-traumatic growth (PTG) and religiosity spirituality (R/S) among caring for patients during pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Post-traumatic growth trajectories among frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-wave follow-up study in mainland China

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Авг. 10, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on people worldwide for more than 2 years. Previous studies have highlighted the negative effects of mental health healthcare workers (HCWs) positive changes, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Furthermore, most previous were cross-sectional surveys without follow-ups. This study draws PTG follow-up during outbreak at 12-month intervals years since 2020. trajectories and baseline predictors described.A convenience sampling method was used to recruit frontline nurses or doctors COVID-19-designated hospital who eligible this study. A total 565 HCWs completed final data analysis. latent mixture models (GMM) identify subgroups participants with different trajectories. Multinomial logistic regression model find among sociodemographic characteristics resilience baseline.Four trajectory types identified: 'Persistent, "Steady increase", "High drop", "Fluctuated rise." Comparing "Persistent low" type, other three categories all associated older age, higher education. also negatively baseline.The showed trends over time. It is necessary increase measure frequency understand status in times. Improving HCW's could help improve staff PTG.

Язык: Английский

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