Work-related stress among nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic: What are the contributing factors?

Rohita, Tita; Nursalam, Nursalam; Hadi, Muhammad; Pramukti, Iqbal; Nurkholik, Dedeng; Septiane, Arifah; Hasanah, Idyatul; Susanti, Ika Adelia

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0586

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Enferm. 76 (Suppl 1) • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0586 copy

Work-related stress among nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic: What are the contributing factors?

Estresse laboral entre enfermeiros na pandemia de COVID-19: Quais são os fatores contribuintes?

Estrés laboral entre enfermeros en la pandemia de COVID-19: ¿Cuáles son los factores contribuyentes?

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

To analyze the contributing factors of work-related stress among nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 101 nurse practitioners from two hospitals in West Java, Indonesia. We distributed an online questionnaire to evaluate work-related stress and the data were analyzed using ordinal logistic regression.

Results:

More than half of the nurses experienced moderate work-related stress. The study revealed that nurses aged over 35 years old had a lower likelihood of experiencing work-related stress (AOR: 0.173; 95%CI: 0.038-0.782). Married nurses had a higher likelihood (AOR: 7.156; 95% CI: 1.456-35.163). Additionally, nurses with low and moderate workloads had a lower likelihood (AOR: 0.003; 95%CI: 0.000-0.051) and (AOR: 0.025; 95%CI: 0.005-0.116), respectively.

Conclusion:

The consideration of age, marital status, and workload is essential in effectively addressing work-related stress among nurse practitioners.

Descriptors:
COVID-19; Nurses; Occupational Stress; Stress; Workload

Characteristics	n (%)	Work-Relates Stress			X²
Characteristics	n (%)	Low (n=20) n (%)	Moderate (n=58) n (%)	High (n=23) n (%)	X²
Age
≤ 35 years old	30 (29.7)	18 (60.0)	8 (26.7)	4 (13.3)	51.750^* ***** p value < 0.001.
>35 years old	71 (70.3)	2 (2.8)	50 (70.4)	19 (26.8)
Gender
Male	34 (33.7)	18 (52.9)	15 (44.1)	1 (2.9)	36.563^* ***** p value < 0.001.
Female	67 (66.3)	2 (3.0)	43 (64.2)	22 (32.8)
Years of Service
< 5 years	31 (30.7)	15 (48.4)	14 (45.2)	2 (6.5)	12.188^* ***** p value < 0.001.
≥ 5 years	70 (69.3)	5 (7.1)	44 (62.9)	21 (30.0)
Educational Background
Vocational	33 (32.7)	18 (54.4)	14 (42.4)	1 (3.0)	39.600^* ***** p value < 0.001.
Bachelor	68 (67.3)	2 (2.9)	44 (64.7)	22 (32.4)
Marital Status
Married	66 (65.3)	1 (1.5)	44 (66.7)	21 (31.8)	14.500^* ***** p value < 0.001.
Single	35 (34.7)	19 (54.3)	14 (40.0)	2 (5.7)
Workload
Low	16 (15.8)	10 (62.5)	6 (37.5)	0 (0.0)
Moderate	55 (54.5)	8 (14.8)	46 (83.6)	1 (1.8)	12.500^* ***** p value < 0.001.
High	30 (29.7)	2 (6.7)	6 (20.0)	22 (73.3)

Variables	P value	AOR	95% CI
Variables	P value	AOR	Lower	Upper
Age	0.023	0.173	0.038	0.782
Gender	0.704	0.177	0.000	1358.315
Year of service	0.366	0.482	0.099	2.349
Education	0.800	0.313	0.000	2492.397
Marital status	0.015	7.156	1.456	35.163
Workload=mild	< 0.001	0.003	0.000	0.051
Workload=moderate	< 0.001	0.025	0.005	0.116

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[1] Corresponding author: Tita Rohita E-mail: rohitatita@gmail.com