Kunkle Rachel, Xu Haolin, Thomas Laine E, Webb Laura E, O'Brien Emily C, Geary Carol Reynolds
Res Gerontol Nurs. 2024 May-Jun;17(3):131-140. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20240423-02. Epub 2024 May 1.
To understand nursing home workers' experience during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and investigate the prevalence of health-related quality of life, emotional distress, job satisfaction, and the impact of the pandemic.
The Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) Registry served as the data source for this descriptive cross-sectional analysis. Recruitment was conducted nationally. Eligible nursing home workers ( = 1,409) enrolled in the study online, self-reported demographic and employment characteristics, and completed electronic surveys.
Nursing home workers reported overall good physical health, frequent depressive symptoms, burnout, and a high prevalence of feeling tired, stressed, having trouble sleeping, and feeling worried. Age and race were found to be positively associated with the impact of the pandemic.
Findings demonstrate the difficulties and challenges nursing home workers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research needs to evaluate the relationships among nursing home workers' roles, mental health, depressive symptoms, and prevalence of burnout with a larger, more diverse sample. [(3), 131-140.].
了解养老院工作人员在2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间的经历,并调查与健康相关的生活质量、情绪困扰、工作满意度的患病率以及该大流行的影响。
医护人员暴露反应与结果(HERO)登记处作为本次描述性横断面分析的数据源。在全国范围内进行招募。符合条件的养老院工作人员(n = 1409)通过在线方式参与研究,自行报告人口统计学和就业特征,并完成电子调查。
养老院工作人员报告总体身体健康状况良好,但频繁出现抑郁症状、职业倦怠,且感到疲惫、压力大、睡眠困难和担忧的患病率很高。研究发现年龄和种族与大流行的影响呈正相关。
研究结果表明了养老院工作人员在COVID-19大流行期间所面临的困难和挑战。未来的研究需要以更大、更多样化的样本评估养老院工作人员的角色、心理健康、抑郁症状和职业倦怠患病率之间的关系。[(3),131 - 140。]