Distress and pleasure indicators in health care workers on the COVID-19 front line
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
; 30, 2022.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-1923758
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate distress and pleasure indicators in health care workers on the front line of care for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.Method:
An exploratory, analytical and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The studied sample consisted of 437 health professionals invited by electronic means, who answered the questionnaire on socio demographic information, occupational aspects and clinical conditions. Distress and pleasure at work were considered as outcomes, which were analyzed with multinomial logistic regression regarding the associated independent variables.Results:
Most of the participants were female (71.0%), nurses (55.6%), with a weekly working shift of 40 hours or more (75.8%);61.6% of the participants suffered from mental distress. The psychosocial characteristics of high-strain work and low social support were reported by 23.8% and 52.9% of the participants, respectively. In the multiple analysis, distress and lack of pleasure at work were associated with high job strain, low support from coworkers and mental distress. The profession is also associated with distress at work.Conclusion:
Distress and lack of pleasure at work are associated with occupational characteristics and mental strain among health care workers in the COVID-19 scenario. © 2022 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem.
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English
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Year:
2022
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