Stress among nursing staff and interventions in Austrian nursing homes: Results of a survey in the first and the second waves of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most of the limited number of studies that have been carried out on COVID-19 in nursing homes have not included primarily nursing staff. Nevertheless, knowledge about staff experiences will help to provide recommendations for the future.

Aim

The aim of this study was to describe stress experienced and interventions performed by nursing staff and to identify factors that are associated to the perceived stress among Austrian nursing home staff during the first and the second waves of COVID-19.

Methods

A secondary data analysis of two cross-sectional surveys performed in 2020 and 2021 among nursing home staff was performed. We did descriptive analysis as well as univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

Results

A total of 449 nurses part

SUBMITTER: Bauer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893177 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature