코로나19와 간호사의 직무스트레스 및 소진과의 관련성

Abstract

Background: This study is to compare the job stress and burnout of nurses who care for patients diagnosed with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) and nurses who care for patients not diagnosed with COVID–19 during the COVID–19 epidemic. Methods: This study conducted a survey of 142 nurses through Instagram and the chatting program of Kakao from November 7 to 17, 2021. They were asked to fill out the questionnaire, and 134 copies were used for the final analysis, excluding eight copies that were not sincerely filled out. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS ver. 26.0. Frequency distribution, percentages, means, and standard deviations were acquired, and the t -test was done. The data was under logistic regression analysis. Results: Nurses who cared for patients with COVID–19 reported a significantly lower odds ratio (OR) of exhaustion than nurses who did not care for patients with COVID–19 (OR, 0.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.08-0.66). Those who did not care for patients with COVID–19 reported a significantly lower odds ratio of disengagement from work than those who cared for patients with COVID–19 (OR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.09-0.61). Conclusion: There was no significant difference in job stress between the two groups of nurses. But, the nurses caring for patients with COVID–19 reported significantly lower levels of exhaustion than those who did not care for such patients. This study has the limitation of not being able to identify the confounding effect caused by any confounding variable. It is hoped that programs to resolve the job stress and burnout of nurses will be developed in the future.