Burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic among nurses in Taiwan: the parental role effect on burnout.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101088677 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1472-6963 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14726963 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Health Serv Res Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-

COVID-19*/psychology ; COVID-19*/epidemiology ; Burnout, Professional*/epidemiology ; Burnout, Professional*/psychology; Humans ; Taiwan/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Pandemics ; Parents/psychology ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Middle Aged ; Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology ; Risk Factors

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical workers were concerned about the care of their children or family members and the impact of being separated from them. This increased stress could harm the relationship between nurses and patients. This study assessed how medical workers' parental role may affect burnout during such a high-stress period.
Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was carried out in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The client burnout (CB) scale of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, and a demographic questionnaire were used. Statistical methods such as the t-test, one-way ANOVA, and univariable/multiple linear regression were applied.
Results: A total of 612 nurses were included in this study. The likely risk factors of CB were identified and the parenthood effect was found to be associated with reduced CB. The parental role and leisure activity with family and friends on CB were found to have an impact. Engaging in leisure activity with family and playing the role of a parent diligently will help relieve nurses' burnout from frequent contact with patients and their families, thus lowering the risk of clinical burnout.
Conclusion: The parental role, family/friends relationships, and a complex work environment associated with nurses' burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. This finding allows us to re-examine the importance of family life and parent-child relationships in high-stress work environments.
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Keywords: Client burnout; Leisure activity; Nurses; Parental role

Date Created: 20240604 Date Completed: 20240605 Latest Revision: 20240614

20240614

PMC11151642

10.1186/s12913-024-11159-w

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