Health Management Department, Faculty of Health Science, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ethiop J Health Sci. 2022 Mar;32(2):393-404. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.20.
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected nurses. The aim of this study was to assess professional commitment, satisfaction and quality of professional life of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Konya city, Turkey.
Cross-sectional study was conducted through online survey in March 2021 in Konya province of Turkey. Current working nurses from 30 public health facilities participated in the study. Standard questionnaire was used, the questionnaire has four components, the first part of questionnaire for characteristics of the participants, the second part was Nursing Professional Commitment Scale, the third part was regarding Professional Satisfaction Scale and the fourth part was related to Employees' Quality of Life Scale.
Total 407 nurses participated in the study, only 24% of the participants were male, 76% of them were married and 78% of them were undergraduate degree holders. About two-third (68%) of the nurses worked in COVID 19 treatment Unit serving/treatıng COVID 19 patients durıng this period. Some nurses (37%) have considered leaving their job during the Pandemic. Average scores of total nursing professional commitment 2.63±0.48. The nurses' working quality of life level was above average of total satisfaction. Comparing the age groups of the participants with the scale and sub-dimensions, a difference was found only with the Compassion fatigue sub-dimension (p<0.05). There is a positive relationship between total nursing professional commitment, compassion satisfaction and professional satisfaction.
COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected nurses' professional commitment, professional satisfaction and quality of their professional life.
COVID-19 大流行对护士产生了负面影响。本研究旨在评估土耳其科尼亚市 COVID-19 大流行期间护士的职业承诺、满意度和职业生活质量。
这是一项 2021 年 3 月在土耳其科尼亚省进行的横断面研究。来自 30 个公共卫生机构的在职护士参与了这项研究。使用标准问卷，问卷有四个部分，第一部分是参与者的特征，第二部分是护理专业承诺量表，第三部分是职业满意度量表，第四部分是员工生活质量量表。
共有 407 名护士参与了这项研究，只有 24%的参与者是男性，76%的参与者已婚，78%的参与者拥有本科学位。大约三分之二（68%）的护士在 COVID-19 治疗单元工作，在此期间为 COVID-19 患者提供服务/治疗。在此期间，有些护士（37%）曾考虑离职。护士职业总承诺平均得分为 2.63±0.48。护士的工作生活质量水平高于总满意度的平均水平。将参与者的年龄组与量表和子维度进行比较，只有同情疲劳子维度存在差异（p<0.05）。护士职业总承诺、同情满足感和职业满意度之间呈正相关。
COVID-19 大流行对护士的职业承诺、职业满意度和职业生活质量产生了负面影响。
