Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Jamaica.
University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
J Holist Nurs. 2023 Sep;41(3):285-293. doi: 10.1177/08980101221119776. Epub 2022 Aug 22.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed nurses to more stress and inability to practice self-care activities. These have resulted in conditions that threaten their health, well-being, and ability to work. Nurses' lack of self-care can predispose them to chronic health conditions and staff burnout which may adversely affect patient care. The panacea for this concern is a deliberate effort to promote holistic health and wellbeing through self-care activities targeted towards physical, mental, social and spiritual aspects of nurses. The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing self-care practices among registered nurses during COVID-19 pandemic. was used to select 294 nurses from four urban hospitals in Kingston Jamaica. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection. was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 22.0. . The response rate was 46% (Out of 294 questionnaires distributed, only 136 were returned). Although 93% of participants engage in self-care activities during COVID-19 pandemic, only 45% practiced self-care on a daily basis. Half of the participants (50%) practiced self care activities sometimes while 5% do not engage in self care practices. Activities that promote psychological and social wellbeing were not common among participants. Most self care activities were towards the promotion of physical health and wellbeing. Majority of respondents indicated that excess workload, fatigue, lack of time and poor remuneration are factors that prevent their practice of self-care. Findings also revealed that demographic data such as age, sex, income, gender and ethnic background influences self-care practices among nurses. The practice of self care among nurses needs improvements. Although respondents engage in some activities to care for self, majority are not consistent with this practice.
COVID-19 大流行使护士面临更大的压力和无法进行自我保健活动。这些情况导致了威胁他们健康、幸福和工作能力的状况。护士缺乏自我保健可能使他们易患慢性健康状况和员工倦怠，这可能会对患者护理产生不利影响。解决这个问题的方法是通过有针对性地进行自我保健活动，促进护士的整体健康和幸福感，针对护士的身体、心理、社会和精神方面。本研究的目的是探讨 COVID-19 大流行期间影响注册护士自我保健实践的因素。采用方便抽样法从牙买加金斯敦的四家城市医院中选择了 294 名护士。使用问卷收集数据。采用统计软件包社会科学（SPSS）软件版本 22.0 进行分析。应答率为 46%（在分发的 294 份问卷中，只有 136 份返回）。尽管 93%的参与者在 COVID-19 大流行期间进行自我保健活动，但只有 45%的人每天进行自我保健。一半的参与者（50%）有时会进行自我保健活动，而 5%的人不进行自我保健活动。促进心理和社会福祉的活动在参与者中并不常见。大多数自我保健活动都是为了促进身体健康和幸福感。大多数受访者表示，工作量过大、疲劳、缺乏时间和薪酬低是阻止他们进行自我保健的因素。研究结果还表明，年龄、性别、收入、性别和种族背景等人口统计学数据会影响护士的自我保健实践。护士的自我保健实践需要改进。尽管受访者会进行一些自我保健活动，但大多数人并不坚持这一做法。
