Factors associated with the presence of fear of contagion and burnout syndrome in nursing personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal Article
| Authors: | Jiménez Padilla, E. A.; Galindo Vázquez, O.; Jiménez Flores, J, ; Costas Muñiz, R.; Meneses García, A. |
| Article Title: | Factors associated with the presence of fear of contagion and burnout syndrome in nursing personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Abstract: | Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing personnel presented a higher prevalence of fear of contagion, anxiety symptoms, depression, and burnout syndrome. However, the variables associated with these conditions in Mexico are unknown. Objective: To determine the clinical, sociodemographic, and psychological variables associated with fear of contracting COVID-19 and burnout syndrome in nursing personnel. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional correlational study. It included 423 Mexican nursing professionals, working in public and private institutions, of different specialties aged 18–61 years (M = 36 years), the sampling was non-probabilistic by convenience. The instruments used were: COVID-19 fear scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to analyse the results. Results: The factors associated with fear of contagion were anxiety symptoms (Odds Ratio [OR]: 7.806, p < 0.05), caring for patients with COVID-19 (OR: 5.460, p < 0.05, 0.001) and mild emotional exhaustion (OR: 5.181, p < 0.05). The syndrome dimensions were: depressive symptoms (OR: 12.062; 7.667, p < 0.05), fear of contagion (OR: 4.978; 4.913; 4.921; 4.921, p < 0.01), marital status (OR: 3.404; 3.219, p < 0.05) and young age (OR: 1.064; 1.084, p < 0.05). Conclusions: The factors associated with fear of contagion and burnout syndrome found were having clinical psychological symptoms, as well as being young, being single, being married and being in the health system caring for patients with COVID-19. |
| Keywords: | adult; young adult; odds ratio; risk assessment; questionnaires; confidence intervals; chi square test; data analysis software; descriptive statistics; funding source; middle age; scales; pearson's correlation coefficient; mann-whitney u test; nurse attitudes; cross sectional studies; sociodemographic factors; human; male; female; correlational studies; fear -- evaluation; nurses -- psychosocial factors; covid-19 pandemic -- psychosocial factors; stress, psychological -- complications; burnout, professional -- risk factors |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Research in Nursing |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 6/7 |
| ISSN: | 1744-9871 |
| Publisher: | Saga Publications |
| Date Published: | 2023-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 418 |
| End Page: | 431 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17449871231202235 |
| PROVIDER: | EBSCOhost |
| PROVIDER: | cinahl |
| PMCID: | PMC10741272 |
| PUBMED: | 38144962 |
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| Notes: | Accession Number: 174385922 -- Entry Date: 20231227 -- Revision Date: 20231227 -- Publication Type: Journal Article; research; tables/charts -- Journal Subset: Core Nursing; Europe; Nursing; Peer Reviewed; UK & Ireland -- Instrumentation: Maslach Burnout Inventory; Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ); Generalized anxiety disorder scale; Fear of COVID-19 Scale; Sociodemographic and background form -- Grant Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: RCM is supported by the MSKCC core grant P30 CA008748. -- NLM UID: 101234311. -- Source: Cinahl |
