Perceived social support and professional quality of life of health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Singh BK; Department of Community Program, Dhulikhel Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal bikramsingh8537@gmail.com.; Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal., Pandey S; Department of Community Program, Dhulikhel Hospital, Dhulikhel, Nepal.; Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal., Humagain U; Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal., Bista PR; Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal., Pahari DP; Central Department of Public Health, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2024 May 23; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e085535. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 23.
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085535
Abstrakt:	Objective: To assess the perceived social support and professional quality of life (ProQOL) among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, encompassing both positive (compassion satisfaction) and negative (compassion fatigue) dimensions as well as the factors associated with them. Design: A cross-sectional web-based study. Setting: Nepal PARTICIPANTS: We carried out a convenience sampling technique to enrol 313 health professionals aged 18-60 years old. Outcome Measures: We employed the ProQOL V.5 questionnaire (comparing 30 self-report items) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support with 12 items to assess the ProQOL and social support, respectively. A χ 2 test was performed to determine associated factors of different dimensions of ProQOL. Results: The study included a total of 313 participants, mostly consisting of frontline health workers. More than one-third of the participants worked in places where precautionary measures were insufficient. However, the majority of them (73.8%) had high social support. Concerning the ProQOL, the percentage of health professionals that had moderate compassion satisfaction (CS), moderate Burnout (BO) and moderate secondary traumatic stress (STS) were 57.5%, 58.2% and 75.4%, respectively. Factors like sex, marital status, profession, work-shift, type of health institution and status of precautionary measures at the workplace were associated with the different dimensions of ProQOL at the significance level of 0.05. Conclusion: This study findings revealed a considerable proportion of BO and STS among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Implementation of appropriate interventions and support systems are needed to enhance CS, alleviate BO and mitigate STS among health professionals to combat future health emergencies. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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