Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put national health systems under extremely large pressure. Health systems throughout the world demonstrated different levels of preparedness for COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the association of resilience with quality of life and self-esteem in healthcare workers of COVID-19 hospital. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study between November 2020 and February 2021 in COVID-19 hospital at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar. A socio-demographic questionnaire specifically designed for this study, a CD-RISC-25 scale for assessing resilience, a WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for assessing quality of life, and a RSES scale for assessing self-esteem were used for collecting data. Results: A statistically significant higher resilience was in healthcare workers who felt adequately prepared for work in COVID-19 hospital. Resilience, quality of life and self-esteem statistically significantly positively correlated with one another among healthcare workers. A healthcare worker's resilience level was statistically significantly affected by psychological domain of the quality of life, gender, and adequate preparation. Conclusion: Resilience is positively related to the quality of life and self-esteem in healthcare workers of COVID-19 hospital at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar.

Introduction: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic inevitably affected the mental health of nurses who directly care for people suffering from COVID-19 disease. The work environment in which nurses find themselves during a pandemic, contributes significantly to the severity of psychiatric symptoms and the reduced quality of life. Aim: Aim is to investigate the life satisfaction and quality of life among nurses working in a COVID-19 hospital. An additional goal of this research is to analyze relationship between life satisfaction and quality of life among nurses of COVID-19 hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between February and May 2021 at COVID-19 hospital of the University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Data were collected using the Socio-demographic questionnaire personally designed for this research, the General Life Satisfaction Scale, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire. Results: Of the total of respondents, 73 subjects completed and returned the questionnaires. There was a statistically significant correlation between life satisfaction and psychological well-being, social relations, and the environment domains (p < 0.01). The strongest positive correlation was observed betwe- en life satisfaction and the psychological well-being domain (r = 0.747). The psychological well-being (p < 0.001), social relations (p < 0.01), and the envi- ronment (p < 0.05) domains significantly predicted life satisfaction level. Conclusion: The psychological, social, and environmental health domains of quality of life significantly affect the life satisfaction level among nurses working at COVID-19 hospital.