Effects of safety attitude on factors related to burnout among nurses working at a dedicated infectious disease control hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: International journal of nursing practice Vol. 29; no. 5; p. e13169
• Main Authors: Chen, Mei-Ju, Kao, Feng-Hsia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Attitudes; Burnout; Clinical outcomes; COVID-19; Disease control; Emergency preparedness; Epidemics; Fatigue; Health care; Health care industry; Health promotion; High risk; Hospitals; Infections; Infectious diseases; Interdisciplinary aspects; Job satisfaction; Leadership; Life stress; Medical personnel; Mental health; Nurses; Nursing; Occupational exposure; Occupational health; Occupational stress; Pandemics; Perception; Professional training; Protective equipment; Public health; Questionnaires; Safety; Social support; Teaching; Teamwork; Uncertainty; Work environment; Work life balance; Working conditions; work environment and resources; patient safety; teamwork; nurses; epidemic
• ISSN: 1322-7114; 1440-172X
• DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13169

Repeated occupational exposure and increased stress and fatigue levels contribute to a high risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection among frontline nurses. This study aimed to explore the relationships among teamwork, work environment and resources, work-life balance, stress perception and burnout among nurses working at a dedicated infectious disease control hospital. The participants were 389 nurses at a dedicated infectious disease control hospital in Taipei City, Taiwan. This study adopted survey design with a questionnaire using the Safety Attitude Questionnaire. The work-life balance among nurses at the dedicated hospital significantly mediated the effects of teamwork and work environment and resources on burnout. In addition, stress perception had interaction effects on work-life balance and burnout. This study's results provide important recommendations for managing teamwork, work environment and resources, work-life balance, stress perception and burnout prevention in nurses to help them better prepare and cope with emergencies. Findings can serve as a reference for developing relevant hospital management policies.