{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(5)"],"submitter":["Singh BK"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the perceived social support and professional quality of life (ProQOL) among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, encompassing both positive (compassion satisfaction) and negative (compassion fatigue) dimensions as well as the factors associated with them.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional web-based study.<h4>Setting</h4>Nepal PARTICIPANTS: We carried out a convenience sampling technique to enrol 313 health professionals aged 18-60 years old.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>We employed the ProQOL V.5 questionnaire (comparing 30 self-report items) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support with 12 items to assess the ProQOL and social support, respectively. A χ<sup>2</sup> test was performed to determine associated factors of different dimensions of ProQOL.<h4>Results</h4>The study included a total of 313 participants, mostly consisting of frontline health workers. More than one-third of the participants worked in places where precautionary measures were insufficient. However, the majority of them (73.8%) had high social support. Concerning the ProQOL, the percentage of health professionals that had moderate compassion satisfaction (CS), moderate Burnout (BO) and moderate secondary traumatic stress (STS) were 57.5%, 58.2% and 75.4%, respectively. Factors like sex, marital status, profession, work-shift, type of health institution and status of precautionary measures at the workplace were associated with the different dimensions of ProQOL at the significance level of 0.05.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study findings revealed a considerable proportion of BO and STS among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Implementation of appropriate interventions and support systems are needed to enhance CS, alleviate BO and mitigate STS among health professionals to combat future health emergencies."],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pagination":["e085535"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11328656"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Perceived social support and professional quality of life of health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: a cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC11328656"],"pubmed_authors":["Singh BK","Bista PR","Pahari DP","Humagain U","Pandey S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Perceived social support and professional quality of life of health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the perceived social support and professional quality of life (ProQOL) among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, encompassing both positive (compassion satisfaction) and negative (compassion fatigue) dimensions as well as the factors associated with them.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional web-based study.<h4>Setting</h4>Nepal PARTICIPANTS: We carried out a convenience sampling technique to enrol 313 health professionals aged 18-60 years old.<h4>Outcome measures</h4>We employed the ProQOL V.5 questionnaire (comparing 30 self-report items) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support with 12 items to assess the ProQOL and social support, respectively. A χ<sup>2</sup> test was performed to determine associated factors of different dimensions of ProQOL.<h4>Results</h4>The study included a total of 313 participants, mostly consisting of frontline health workers. More than one-third of the participants worked in places where precautionary measures were insufficient. However, the majority of them (73.8%) had high social support. Concerning the ProQOL, the percentage of health professionals that had moderate compassion satisfaction (CS), moderate Burnout (BO) and moderate secondary traumatic stress (STS) were 57.5%, 58.2% and 75.4%, respectively. Factors like sex, marital status, profession, work-shift, type of health institution and status of precautionary measures at the workplace were associated with the different dimensions of ProQOL at the significance level of 0.05.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study findings revealed a considerable proportion of BO and STS among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Implementation of appropriate interventions and support systems are needed to enhance CS, alleviate BO and mitigate STS among health professionals to combat future health emergencies.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 May","modification":"2025-04-26T21:23:19.51Z","creation":"2025-04-06T16:45:35.862Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11328656","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38803250"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085535"]}}