Hygiena 2024, 69(1):23-28 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1850

Influence of work related stress to the quality of life in nurses in the Czech republic during the covid-19 pandemic

Oľga Jarabicová1, Mária Šupínová2, Ive Volešová1, Lucie Libešová1, Izabela Witczak3, Łukasz Rypicz3
1 Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Fakulta zdravotnických studií, Katedra ošetřovatelství, Ústí nad Labem, Česká republika
2 Fakulta zdravotníctva SZU so sídlom v Banskej Bystrici, Katedra ošetrovateľstva, Banská Bystrica, Slovenská republika
3 Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu, Zakład Zdrowia Publicznego, Wrocław, Polsko

Objectives: The assessment of the level of work-related stress and quality of life among nurses in the Czech Republic throughout the utilisation of available standardised questionnaire methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted during the pandemic year of 2021. A questionnaire was administered to 450 nurses. Two standardised questionnaires were employed: Meister's questionnaire for subjective assessment of work-related mental load and the SF 36 questionnaire for quality of life.

Results: Through the analysis of the level of mental strain, it became apparent that individual scales of mental strain (overload, monotony, nonspecific factors and overall strain) significantly (p < 0.05) and negatively (r < 0) correlated with quality of life in each domain. The most severe level of mental strain was identified among nurses working in designated COVID-19 patient departments, emergency departments, and intensive care units.

Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the overall function of healthcare, primarily due to the lack of preparedness for such scenarios. Health care workers directly caring for infected patients were affected the most. Therefore, there is a need to thoroughly prepare for similar straining situations in the future.

Keywords: mental load, quality of life, nurses, COVID-19 pandemic

Received: January 2024; Accepted: March 2024; Published: March 2024  Show citation

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Jarabicová O, Šupínová M, Volešová I, Libešová L, Witczak I, Rypicz Ł. Influence of work related stress to the quality of life in nurses in the Czech republic during the covid-19 pandemic. Hygiena. 2024;69(1):23-28. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1850.
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