Protective Factors and Coping Styles Associated with Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of Hospital or Care Institution and Private Practice Nurses

Jubin, Jonathan; Delmas, Philippe; Gilles, Ingrid; Bachmann, Annie Oulevey; Bucher, Claudia Ortoleva

doi:10.3390/ijerph19127112

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“…Disengagement and venting represent dysfunctional or unhealthy coping behaviors, such as denial, avoidance, or giving up [ 47 ], and are used in stressful situations [ 48 ]. These strategies of emotional disengagement and venting behaviors have been observed in other studies to ease mental discomfort [ 49 ].…”

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Nurses’ Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts When Caring for Patients with COVID-19

Caro-Alonso

Martín

Rodríguez‐Almagro

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused ethical challenges and dilemmas in care decisions colliding with nurses’ ethical values. This study sought to understand the perceptions and ethical conflicts faced by nurses working on the frontline during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and the main coping strategies. A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out following Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews until data saturation. The theoretical sample included 14 nurses from inpatient and intensive care units during the first and second waves of the pandemic. An interview script was used to guide the interviews. Data were analyzed following Giorgi’s phenomenological method using Atlas-Ti software. Two themes were identified: (1) ethical conflicts on a personal and professional level; and (2) coping strategies (active and autonomous learning, peer support and teamwork, catharsis, focusing on care, accepting the pandemic as just another work situation, forgetting the bad situations, valuing the positive reinforcement, and humanizing the situation). The strong professional commitment, teamwork, humanization of care, and continuous education have helped nurses to deal with ethical conflicts. It is necessary to address ethical conflicts and provide psychological and emotional support for nurses who have experienced personal and professional ethical conflicts during COVID-19.

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confidence: 99%

Nurses’ Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts When Caring for Patients with COVID-19

Caro-Alonso

Martín

Rodríguez‐Almagro

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in Portugal as part of a larger research project investigating nurses’ QoL and workplace wellbeing in other European countries (Switzerland, France, Belgium) and Canada [ 33 , 34 ]. It was carried out during the fifth COVID-19 wave from November 2021 to January 2022.…”

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Workplace Wellbeing and Quality of Life Perceived by Portuguese Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Protective Factors and Stressors

Sampaio

Salgado

Antonini

et al. 2022

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were exposed to many stressors, which may have been associated with some mental health problems. However, most of the studies carried out on nurses’ quality of life and workplace wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic took a pathogenic approach. Given that current scientific knowledge in this field presented too many gaps to properly inform preventive and therapeutic action, the aim of this study was to explore whether protective factors (resilience, perceived social support, and professional identification) and stressors (perceived stress and psychosocial risks in the workplace) influenced the quality of life and workplace wellbeing perceived by Portuguese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data for this cross-sectional study was collected through online self-administered questionnaires. Linear regression models were used to analyze the relationships between variables. Results showed that perceived stress, resilience and job satisfaction were associated with quality of life and workplace wellbeing among Portuguese nurses. The study’s findings could serve to inform health policy and should draw the attention of nursing managers to the needs and difficulties reported by nurses, to the importance of providing them with emotional support, and to the relevance of promoting a good work environment.

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“…Nurses experienced significant demands for sacrifice, in terms of personal risk, increased workload, and difficulty in maintaining the usual healthcare standards [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Healthcare workers are at high risk of short- and long-term mental health problems, which may impact on the quality of patient care [ 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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“…Therefore, more in-depth knowledge about these variables would be useful in the event of new pandemics, to understand what type of nursing interventions might be implemented, what aspects are effective or ineffective, and why, in order to identify areas of best practice and enable appropriate improvement strategies [ 7 ].…”

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Nurses Response to the Physical and Psycho-Social Care Needs of Patients with COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study

Tolotti,

Bonetti,

Luca

et al. 2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted nursing care. This study aimed to understand which nursing interventions were instrumental in responding to COVID-19 patients’ needs by exploring the experiences of patients and nurses. In this mixed-method study with an explanatory sequential design, we involved nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in intensive and sub-intensive care units and patients. In the first phase, we collected data through a survey that assessed patients’ needs from the perspective of nurses and patients, as well as patient satisfaction. In the second phase, qualitative data were collected through interviews with patients and nurses. In the third phase, we extracted quantitative data from patients’ records. Our sample included 100 nurses, 59 patients, 15 patient records, and 31 interviews (15 patients, 16 nurses). The results from the first phase showed patients and nurses agreed on the most important difficulties: “breathing”, “sleep/rest”, and “communication”. Nursing care was rated positively by 90% of the patients. In the second phase, four themes were identified through the patients’ interviews: “my problems”, “my emotions”, “helpful factors”, and “nursing care”. Five themes were identified through the nurses’ interviews: “the context”, “nurses’ experiences and emotions”, “facilitators and barriers to patient care”, “nursing care”, and “the professional role”. From the third phase, the analysis of the clinical documentation, it was not possible to understand the nursing care model used by the nurses. In conclusion, nurses adopted a reactive-adaptive approach, based on experience/knowledge, pursuing generalized objectives, and adapting their response to the clinical evolution. In difficult contexts, nursing care requires a constant competent technical-relational presence at the patient’s bedside.

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Protective Factors and Coping Styles Associated with Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of Hospital or Care Institution and Private Practice Nurses

Cited by 9 publications

References 61 publications

Nurses’ Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts When Caring for Patients with COVID-19

Nurses’ Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts When Caring for Patients with COVID-19

Workplace Wellbeing and Quality of Life Perceived by Portuguese Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Protective Factors and Stressors

Nurses Response to the Physical and Psycho-Social Care Needs of Patients with COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study

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