Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of Nurses Working in the Public Sector Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi

Abstract

COVID-19 has a substantial influence related to the quality of life of nurses by increasing the number of patients, which increases the work burden and stress level. Objective: To determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of nurses working in the public sector tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. Methods: Present an analytical cross-sectional study design was employed to determine the quality of life of working by using a non-probability convenient sampling technique to recruit 240 nurses. The quality of life of nurses was assessed by using the McGill Quality of Life (QoL) revised questionnaire. Results were considered significant at p-value of ≤0.05. Results: Out of a total of 240 nurses, most of them 135 (56.2%) were male, 177(73.88%) married, 128, 53.3% Post RN qualification, and 99 (41.2%) 6 to 10 years of working experience. The mean+SD of the overall QoL of nurses was 6.56+2.53. Based on multiple logistic regression analysis, males had 2.79 times better QOL during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to females (ORadj=2.79, 95% CI: 1.05 - 7.45, p= 0.04). Similarly, married persons had 3.06 times better QOL during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to others (ORadj=3.06, 95% CI: 2.14 – 3.34, p= 0.003). Conclusions: It is concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic has a significant effect on all aspects of the physical, psychological, existential and social quality of life of nurses working in the public sector tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan