Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected specially nurses, not only those on the front lines but also nurse managers. Aims: To assess and compare stress levels of nurse managers before and during the pandemic, and to identify predictive factors. Method: Cross-sectional studies were ca...
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| author | Angel Boned-Galan Nieves Lopez-Ibort Ana Isabel Gil-Lacruz Ana Gascón-Catalán |
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| description | Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected specially nurses, not only those on the front lines but also nurse managers. Aims: To assess and compare stress levels of nurse managers before and during the pandemic, and to identify predictive factors. Method: Cross-sectional studies were carried out in two moments, before and during pandemic. 102 manager nurses were recruited before the sanitary crisis (2018) and 87 during the health crisis (2020). Perceived stress was measured with the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and quality of professional life, job demands, motivation and managerial support were assessed with the Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire. Socio-demographic and job-related variables were also analysed. Statistical analysis was performed using student's t-test, correlations and multiple regression analysis. Results: The majority of nurse managers were women, married, who worked the morning shift. 78.2% managed nursing personnel who worked with COVID patients. They suffered a significant increase in both job demands and perceived stress level in the pandemic. Job demands, working in shifts morning, being young and being unmotivated were predictors of perceived stress level according to multiple linear regression analysis. Conclusion: Perceived stress was greatest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both, before and during the pandemic, job demands are central predictors of nurse managers’ general perceived stress. It is necessary to adapt the workplace to personal characteristics of the nurse manager and increase actions to enhance their motivation and reduce their job demands to prevent stress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-540dfdbe49c74542a8c3874e8bbd12762023-08-30T05:54:00ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-08-0198e19209Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managersAngel Boned-Galan0Nieves Lopez-Ibort1Ana Isabel Gil-Lacruz2Ana Gascón-Catalán3Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza, Spain; Grupo de investigación Liderazgo relacional en cuidados de la Salud (GIIS092), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón Zaragoza, SpainGrupo de investigación Liderazgo relacional en cuidados de la Salud (GIIS092), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, SpainGrupo de investigación Liderazgo relacional en cuidados de la Salud (GIIS092), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón Zaragoza, Spain; Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainUniversidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected specially nurses, not only those on the front lines but also nurse managers. Aims: To assess and compare stress levels of nurse managers before and during the pandemic, and to identify predictive factors. Method: Cross-sectional studies were carried out in two moments, before and during pandemic. 102 manager nurses were recruited before the sanitary crisis (2018) and 87 during the health crisis (2020). Perceived stress was measured with the Perceived Stress Scale-14 and quality of professional life, job demands, motivation and managerial support were assessed with the Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire. Socio-demographic and job-related variables were also analysed. Statistical analysis was performed using student's t-test, correlations and multiple regression analysis. Results: The majority of nurse managers were women, married, who worked the morning shift. 78.2% managed nursing personnel who worked with COVID patients. They suffered a significant increase in both job demands and perceived stress level in the pandemic. Job demands, working in shifts morning, being young and being unmotivated were predictors of perceived stress level according to multiple linear regression analysis. Conclusion: Perceived stress was greatest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both, before and during the pandemic, job demands are central predictors of nurse managers’ general perceived stress. It is necessary to adapt the workplace to personal characteristics of the nurse manager and increase actions to enhance their motivation and reduce their job demands to prevent stress.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023064174Nurse managersStressWorkloadCOVID-19Hospitals |
| spellingShingle | Angel Boned-Galan Nieves Lopez-Ibort Ana Isabel Gil-Lacruz Ana Gascón-Catalán Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers Heliyon Nurse managers Stress Workload COVID-19 Hospitals |
| title | Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers |
| title_full | Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers |
| title_fullStr | Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers |
| title_short | Stress impact of COVID-19 in nurse managers |
| title_sort | stress impact of covid 19 in nurse managers |
| topic | Nurse managers Stress Workload COVID-19 Hospitals |
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