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Nurses’ Work-Related Mental Health in 2017 and 2020 : A Comparative Follow-Up Study before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nagel, Cicilia LU and Nilsson, Kerstin LU orcid (2022) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(23).
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic put a lot of strain on healthcare organizations. Nurses account for over 50% of healthcare staff, and how nurses perform in their work is influenced by a number of human and work environmental factors. However, to our knowledge, there has not been a previous study with the intention to look at all areas that affect a sustainable working life and how these impact nurses’ mental well-being. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between, and the effect of, different factors in nurses’ work situations associated with nurses’ work-related mental-health diagnoses, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was sent out to all 9219 nurses in the Swedish county of Skane in the spring of 2017... (More)
The COVID-19 pandemic put a lot of strain on healthcare organizations. Nurses account for over 50% of healthcare staff, and how nurses perform in their work is influenced by a number of human and work environmental factors. However, to our knowledge, there has not been a previous study with the intention to look at all areas that affect a sustainable working life and how these impact nurses’ mental well-being. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between, and the effect of, different factors in nurses’ work situations associated with nurses’ work-related mental-health diagnoses, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was sent out to all 9219 nurses in the Swedish county of Skane in the spring of 2017 and during wave two of the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020. The data were analyzed through logistic regression analysis. The results showed that lack of joy in the daily work, an increased workload and lack of support from co-workers had an increased association with work-related mental-health diagnoses. Future research regarding the long-term impact of COVID-19 on all areas of nurses’ professional and personal lives is needed. (Less)
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work-related, mental-health diagnoses, work situation, work environment, nurses
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
volume
19
issue
23
article number
15569
pages
20 pages
publisher
MDPI AG
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  • pmid:36497643
  • scopus:85143682317
ISSN
1660-4601
DOI
10.3390/ijerph192315569
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English
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  title        = {{Nurses’ Work-Related Mental Health in 2017 and 2020 : A Comparative Follow-Up Study before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic}},
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