The effects of the reorganisation of an intensive care unit due to COVID-19 on nurses' wellbeing: An observational cross-sectional study.

Autor: Pagnucci N; University of Pisa - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Via Savi 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: nicola.pagnucci@for.unipi.it., Scateni M; University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 6, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: m.scateni@ao-pisa.toscana.it., De Feo N; University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 6, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: n.defeo@med.unipi.it., Elisei M; University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 6, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: m.elisei@ao-pisa.toscana.it., Pagliaro S; University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 6, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: salvatore.pagliaro@med.unipi.it., Fallacara A; University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 6, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: a.fallacara@ao-pisa.toscana.it., Forfori F; University of Pisa - Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, Via Savi 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.forfori@unipi.it.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Intensive & critical care nursing [Intensive Crit Care Nurs] 2021 Dec; Vol. 67, pp. 103093. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 02.
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103093
Abstrakt: Objectives: To evaluate the effects of the reorganisation of an intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on wellbeing perceived by nurses.
Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate wellbeing perceived by nurses who during the study were on duty in the COVID-19 intensive care unit. The "Covid-19-Nurse Well-being at Work (NWB) scale" questionnaire consisting of 72 items divided into 13 sections, was validated and used to collect data.
Results: The level of wellbeing perceived by the nurses was very good (4.77; SD 0.83). Differences in the of level of perceived wellbeing were found for "years of experience" and the various levels of competence. We found a positive correlation between "female gender" and "nurses' togetherness and collaboration", a negative correlation between "male gender" and "satisfactory practical organisation of work, and a negative correlation between "work experience" and the overall "level of wellbeing at work.
Conclusions: The reorganisation had positive effects in terms of wellbeing perceived by the nurses. The factors that contributed mostly to the perception of wellbeing were in the area of "support", "communication, and "socializing with colleagues". It is appropriate to consider "gender differences", "work experience" and "levels of competence" when implementing this type of reorganisation to respond to a pandemic or a health emergency.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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