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Perception of Work-Related Stress and Quality of Life among Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic–An International, Multicenter Prospective Study

Published:2023-02-15 Issue:4 Volume:20 Page:3393
ISSN:1660-4601
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:IJERPH

Author:

Jarabicová Oľga¹,Šupínová Mária²^ORCID,Jankovičová Júlia²³,Witczak Izabela⁴,Zemanová Miroslava¹,Cmorej Patrik Christian¹,Rypicz Łukasz⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Health Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

2. Faculty of Health, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, 03401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

3. Faculty of Nursing and Professional Health Studies, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, 83101 Bratislava, Slovakia

4. Division of Public Health, Department of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland

Abstract

The major focus of the study was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers’ mental health. Nurses are the workers who were exposed to pandemic–related stress, being the most affected. The present cross-sectional study was focused on finding out the differences of the level of work-related stress and quality of life in nurses of the three Central European states, specifically the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and Poland. A structured anonymous online questionnaire was created, and then the link was distributed to the target population through executives. Data analysis was performed by using the R programme–version 4.1.3. The study found that nurses from the Czech Republic achieved lower stress levels and had a higher quality of life than nurses from Poland and Slovakia.

Funder

IGA FZS UJEP Ústí nad Labem

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3393/pdf

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