Impact of nurses' roles and burden on burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: Multicentre cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify groups of nurses engaging in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care who are most in need of organizational support.

Background

Overwhelming stress and susceptibility to burnout have been reported in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Nurses working at five hospitals that accepted COVID-19 patients answered the questionnaire. The Tokyo Metropolitan Distress Scale for Pandemic, Self-Diagnosis Check List for Assessment of Workers' Accumulated Fatigue and Japanese Burnout Scale were evaluated. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between engaging in COVID-19 care and psychosocial/physical burden.

Results

In total, 895 questionnaires were analysed. With experience in caring for COVID-19 patients as the indepen

SUBMITTER: Kishi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature