Work Performance, Mood and Sleep Alterations in Home Office Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(4), С. 1990 - 1990

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2022

The sudden burst of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed work environment in favor remote working, affecting perception quality, satisfaction and performance. This crisis also influenced workers' mood, sleep quality general everyday life. Our main purpose this study was to give empirical contributions about home office workers experiencing working during by assessing mood spectrum variations, disturbances impact cross-sectional performed between November December 2020 through an online questionnaire. Participants were performing from workstations settled at home. questionnaire investigated sociodemographic characteristics, health factors, spectrum, context perception. sample consisted 94 respondents: 63 women 31 men; mean age 50.4 years. Study population showed great for performance services video connections. Only one third participants reported higher levels irritability loneliness 16% complained nightmares. Most stated that importantly affected daily life (85.1%). Half female subjects with children <18 years children's their Since is still ongoing issue, lesson learnt local government actions are needed assist tailored programs support families. Given central role childcare, would mainly benefit social accordingly parental tasks organization.

Язык: Английский

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The Mediating Role of Depression and of State Anxiety οn the Relationship between Trait Anxiety and Fatigue in Nurses during the Pandemic Crisis

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(3), С. 367 - 367

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2023

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a global health crisis with particular emotional and physical impact on professionals, especially nurses. aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence anxiety, depression fatigue their possible relationships among nurses during pandemic. population consisted from five tertiary-level public hospitals in Athens who completed Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) State-Trait Anxiety (STAI) questionnaires. Gender, age years work experience were recorded. conducted mid-November mid-December 2021. sample included 404 (69 males 335 females) mean 42.88 (SD = 10.90) 17.96 12.00) experience. Symptoms noted 60.4% participants, while 39.7% had symptoms depression, 60.1% abnormal scores state anxiety 46.8% trait females showing higher all scales (p < 0.05). High positive correlations 0.01) found between FAS, BDI, State Trait scales. Regression analysis showed that 51.7% variance FAS can be explained by an additional 6.2% BDI 1.2% anxiety. Mediation mediate relationship FAS. Finally, exert moderating role fatigue. In conclusion, our continue high rates variation appears significantly dependent Depressive symptomatology parallel mediation fatigue, exhibiting relationship.

Язык: Английский

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Quality of life among healthcare workers in the hospitals and primary healthcare centers in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure overall well-being linked to physical, mental, social, and environmental aspects health. This study aimed assess the QoL among healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals primary centers (PHCs) Gaza Strip, Palestine. A cross-sectional was conducted 1850 HCWs Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires paper-based format containing a sociodemographic profile World Health Organization Life Brief questionnaire. Factors associated with examined independent t-test, Chi-square test, multivariate logistic regression models. The included mean age 38.62 years old, whom 61.9% male. score 55.98 (standard deviation: 11.50), 55.5% reporting good QoL. Multivariate analysis revealed that age, smoking status, workplace, work shifts (p < 0.05). Older (≥ 35 years), working hospital, morning identified as protective factors for QoL, while evening-night inversely found Strip exhibited moderate levels Age, Strategies improve HCWs' such lifestyle interventions, additional support through training or educational programs, reducing schedules, could be considered under high-pressure situations.

Язык: Английский

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Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: resilience and coping strategies among healthcare professionals: a systematic review

Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(1)

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Anxiety, insomnia and family support in nurses, two years after the onset of the pandemic crisis

AIMS Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(2), С. 252 - 267

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause serious physical and mental problems for health professionals, particularly nurses.To estimate the prevalence of anxiety insomnia evaluate their possible association with family support received by nurses two years after onset pandemic.In total, study participants were 404 (335 females 69 males) a mean age 42.88 (SD = 10.9) 17.96 12) working as nurses. Nurses from five tertiary hospitals in Athens constituted population who completed questionnaires State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Insomnia Scale (AIS) Family Support (FSS), months November December 2021. Regarding demographic occupational characteristics, gender, experience recorded.60.1% showed abnormal scores state anxiety, 46.8% trait 61.4% insomnia. Women higher on subscales scale compared men (p < 0.01 p 0.05 respectively), while they lower score FSS without statistical significance > 0.05). Positive correlations 0.01) found between State Inventory, Trait AIS, all them high negative correlation 0.01). Age As shown mediation analysis, relationship was mediated whereas appeared be dependent support.Nurses continue levels feel less supported families than first year pandemic. appears significant indirect effect seems affect anxiety.

Язык: Английский

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Factors Affecting Perceived Work Environment, Wellbeing, and Coping Styles: A Comparison between Physicians and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(17), С. 11104 - 11104

Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is a current emergency worldwide. All the consequent changes in sanitary systems have negatively affected work-life balance. In particular, healthcare workers suffered from anxiety, stress, and depression, mostly nurses compared to physicians. To handle this situation, adoption of different coping strategies has played strategic role psychophysical wellbeing. Our main goal assess perception work environment wellbeing (EQ-5D questionnaire), as well analyze possible differences styles between physicians (brief COPE questionnaire). arising were two groups, associations with variables assessed through bivariate correlation analysis. This cross-sectional study was conducted November December 2020 an online survey. A total 172 respondents (117 55 nurses), which 102 women 70 men, accepted join study. results showed that referred higher wellbeing, reported increased activity efficiency, along unchanged economic status. most frequently adopted Active Planning (self-sufficient coping). Physicians greater tendency use avoidant strategies. More-experienced less prone adopt socially supported strategies, emphasizing need for novel organizational measures at social dimension favored sharing interaction peers. Future research should aim further investigate relationship order identify risk factors be prevented by promoting adequate level.

Язык: Английский

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Salivary Biomarkers Analysis and Neurobehavioral Assessment in Nurses Working Rotation Shifts: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(7), С. 5376 - 5376

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2023

Currently, about one in five workers is employed night shift work Europe. Shift including nighttime hours essential several activities, especially the healthcare sector. Importantly, working may be associated with occurrence of sleep disorders or work-related stress, both potentially augmenting risk errors and accidents at work. This study aims to examine presence neurobehavioral alterations that can a consequence concurrent misalignment times circadian rhythms. Nurses (n = 102) University Hospital located North-Eastern Sicily, Italy, voluntarily participated this pilot study. During medical surveillance, morning evening salivary samples were collected, seven psychodiagnostics questionnaires administered all subjects. On hand, levels stress-related biomarkers (cortisol alpha-amylase) biomarker (melatonin) evaluated. other features assessed, depression, anxiety, work-related, issues. Interestingly, positive relationship between cortisol depression scale, as well negative alpha-amylase ability observed. Based on these results, integration subjective questionnaire outcomes objective quantification help identify increased susceptibility developing alterations. approach contribute ameliorating preventive strategies towards sensitive categories, such nurses rotation shifts.

Язык: Английский

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Staff Opinions on the Most Positive and Negative Changes in Mental Health Services During the 2 Years of the Pandemic Emergency in Italy

Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2024

Abstract This mixed-methods study investigated healthcare staff members’ opinions on the most positive and negative changes in mental health services (MHSs) during 2-year COVID-19 pandemic emergency Italy, whether those differed by professional role type of service. At end national (March–April 2022), members from 17 MHSs completed MHS Transformations Questionnaire, which includes a quantitative section with 30 multiple-choice items addressing qualitative two open-ended changes. The 714 participants who responded to at least one item formed sample. Qualitative responses were categorised according textual content response themes section. Flexibility Ability Reinvent Service was subscale highest mean score. fell into following categories: practices (49.1 39%), organisation (34.5 36.9%), teamwork values (45.0 34.5%), relationships users their families (31.9 40.6%). service (i.e. relationship category) categories), whereas category). results may elucidate complex experiences reveal lessons be considered post-pandemic planning.

Язык: Английский

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The efficacy and mechanism of action of the Umei decoction in insomnia: A randomized active-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Functional Foods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 121, С. 106405 - 106405

Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Sociodemographic Characteristics on Coping Strategies Used by Nurses Working at COVID and Non-COVID Hospital Departments during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(6), С. 1144 - 1144

Опубликована: Июнь 20, 2022

Background: The aim of our study was to compare coping strategies applied by nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic at (CoV) and non-COVID-19 (non-CoV) hospital departments with regards their sociodemographic characteristics in order that system can provide them better support future similar situations. Methods: A total 380 out 1305 participated survey December 2020. Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) used. Stepwise regression analysis used determine interaction between strategies. Results: CoV married (62.2%) problem- (p = 0.010) emotion- 0.003) focused more avoidance less 0.007). master’s degrees (11.1%) both emotion-focused < 0.01), older emotional than younger 0.027), whereas 0.01). without children (41%) who had 2–3 0.001). Among non-CoV nurses, use recorded (4%) those a high school diploma (44.2%) 0.002). Avoidance also (79.1%) 0.001) Conclusions: Sociodemographic factors such as experience, age, level education marital status influenced chosen health crisis.

Язык: Английский

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