Grande Rizal Angelo N, Butcon Vincent Edward R, Indonto Maria Charito Laarni, Villacorte Liza Mendizabal, Berdida Daniel Joseph E
College of Nursing, University of Hail, 81481, Saudi Arabia.
College of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1008, Philippines.
Int J Afr Nurs Sci. 2021;14:100301. doi: 10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100301. Epub 2021 Apr 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented negative impact on the usual way of life. The fight against this fatal virus demands the united force of healthcare workers, including nurse interns (NIs). Therefore, being unprepared for a crisis of this magnitude which never happened in a century, nurses and NIs experience stress, trauma, and mental health issues that affect their quality of life (QoL).
This study inquired the demographic of the NIs, the responses of the participants to the domains of Quality of Life Evaluation Scale (QOLES), and the relationship between the participants' responses to the scale to each of their demographic profiles.
This study used a quantitative cross-sectional design through an electronic survey form in the collection of data. Utilizing total enumeration as sampling technique, 152 NIs in Saudi Arabia completed the survey.
Across the 22-item questionnaire, the NIs still feel safe being in the hospital, clinic, or other healthcare facilities with a mean of 3.32; while item 8, which is having abundant energy, had the lowest mean of 1.91. The overall mean is 2.61, interpreted as 'important,' signifying that the participants 'agree to some extent.'
The QoL of the NIs focused more on their psychological wellbeing and social relationships while the environmental and physical domains had lesser emphasis. In terms of enhancing specificity, comprehensiveness, and generalizability of future studies in QoL, a larger sample and more rigorous design is recommended.
新冠疫情对正常生活方式造成了前所未有的负面影响。抗击这种致命病毒需要医护人员，包括实习护士（NIs）的团结力量。因此，面对这场一个世纪以来从未发生过的重大危机毫无准备，护士和实习护士经历了压力、创伤和心理健康问题，这些问题影响了他们的生活质量（QoL）。
本研究调查了实习护士的人口统计学特征、参与者对生活质量评估量表（QOLES）各领域的反应，以及参与者对该量表的反应与其每个人口统计学特征之间的关系。
本研究采用定量横断面设计，通过电子调查问卷收集数据。采用全面普查作为抽样技术，沙特阿拉伯的152名实习护士完成了调查。
在这份包含22个条目的问卷中，实习护士在医院、诊所或其他医疗保健机构仍感觉安全，平均分为3.32；而第8项“精力充沛”的平均分最低，为1.91。总体平均分为2.61，解释为“重要”，表明参与者“在一定程度上同意”。
实习护士的生活质量更多地集中在他们的心理健康和社会关系上，而环境和身体领域的重视程度较低。在提高未来生活质量研究的特异性、全面性和可推广性方面，建议采用更大的样本和更严谨的设计。
