Table 1
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample.
| Items | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 58 | 19.3 |
| Female | 243 | 80.7 |
| Age, years, (40.8 ± 9.3, SD = 20.62) | ||
| <40 | 130 | 43.2 |
| 40+ | 171 | 56.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or living with a partner | 172 | 57.1 |
| Single/divorced | 129 | 42.9 |
| Children | ||
| Yes | 184 | 61.1 |
| Level of education | ||
| Diploma | 49 | 16.3 |
| Bachelor degree | 135 | 44.8 |
| Postgraduate | 117 | 38.9 |
| Working experience (years) | ||
| 0–5 | 80 | 26.6 |
| 6–10 | 31 | 10.3 |
| 11–15 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 16–20 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 21–25 | 35 | 11.6 |
| 26–30 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 30+ | 14 | 4.7 |
| Type of hospital | ||
| Public | 171 | 56.9 |
| Public specialized hospital | 22 | 7.3 |
| University hospital | 60 | 19.9 |
| Private | 48 | 15.9 |
| Departments | ||
| Blood bank | 5 | 1.7 |
| Radiology | 3 | 1 |
| Anesthesia | 17 | 5.6 |
| Laboratories | 4 | 1.3 |
| Wards | 95 | 31.6 |
| Critical care unit | 47 | 15.6 |
| Pediatric intensive care unit | 5 | 1.7 |
| Kidney dialysis unit | 10 | 3.3 |
| Out-patient clinic | 3 | 1 |
| Emergency department | 40 | 13.3 |
| Operation theater | 20 | 6.6 |
| Other | 52 | 17.3 |
| Professional position | ||
| Auxiliary nurse | 41 | 13.6 |
| Registered nurse | 230 | 76.4 |
| Nurse manager | 25 | 8.3 |
| Director | 5 | 1.7 |
[i] Note: SD, standard deviation.
Table 2
Satisfaction regarding information, PPE, and safety during COVID-19 pandemic.
| Field and questions | Not at all satisfied (1) | Slightly satisfied (2) | Moderately satisfied (3) | Very satisfied (4) | Completely satisfied (5) | Mean Score | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction with | |||||||
| 1. The COVID-19 information provided at workplace | 31.2 | 36.5 | 22.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.12* | 0.99 |
| 2. The information of implementing the COVID-19 protocols | 32.6 | 35.9 | 20.3 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 2.13 | 1.02 |
| 3. PPE | 60.5 | 25.6 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.57 | 0.82 |
| 4. Overall self-efficacy of treating COVID-19 confirmed cases | 32.6 | 38.5 | 23.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 2.02 | 0.90 |
| Total Satisfaction Score | 1.96 | 0.77 | |||||
Table 3
Concern regarding information, PPE, and safety during COVID-19 pandemic.
| Concern | Never (1) | Rarely (2) | Sometimes (3) | Often (4) | Always (5) | Mean Score | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am afraid of | |||||||
| 1. Being infected from COVID-19 | 5.6 | 32.6 | 37.9 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 2.90* | 1.04 |
| 2. Transmitting the virus to my family/friends | 1.7 | 7.3 | 36.2 | 18.3 | 36.5 | 3.81 | 1.07 |
| 3. Being self-isolated due to infection | 28.6 | 32.9 | 24.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 2.30 | 1.34 |
| 4. Transmitting the virus to my colleagues | 4.7 | 17.3 | 37.2 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 3.35 | 1.13 |
| 5. Transmitting the virus to my patients | 4.3 | 8.3 | 38.9 | 20.3 | 28.2 | 3.60 | 1.11 |
| Total Concern Score | 3.19 | 0.85 | |||||
Table 4
Pearson correlation between overall Satisfaction and Concern scores participants’ characteristics.
| Items | Score of satisfaction, r-Pearson (P value) | Concern |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (1: men, 2: women) | −0.060 (0.300) | −0.090 (0.118) |
| Age (years) | −0.008 (0.886) | −0.022 (0.707) |
| Marital status (1: married/living with a partner, 2: single/divorced) | 0.059 (0.310) | −0.148 (0.010) |
| Children (number) | 0.073 (0.206) | −0.103 (0.826) |
| Level of education (1: diploma, 2: bachelor degree, 3: postgraduate studies) | 0.137 (0.017) | 0.037 (0.527) |
| Working experience (years) | 0.012 (0.837) | 0.030 (0.606) |
| Professional position (1: auxiliary nurse, 2: registered nurse, 3: nurse manager, 4: nurse director) | 0.114 (0.049) | 0.123 (0.033) |
Table 5
Hierarchical multiple linear regression of the Burnout Scale as an outcome with the characteristics of Information Satisfaction and Concern for COVID-19 in the study participants as independent variables.
| Prognostic factors | Burnout Scalea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First model | Second model | |||
| β (95% CIs) | P value | β (95% CIs) | P value | |
| Gender (1: men, 2: women) | 0.54 (−0.84, 1.91) | 0.442 | 0.59 (−0.74, 1.93) | 0.384 |
| Age | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.16) | 0.296 | 0.07 (−0.04, 0.17) | 0.203 |
| Marital status (1: married/living with a partner, 2: single/divorced) | −0.89 (−2.02, 0.24) | 0.130 | −0.51 (−1.62, 0.59) | 0.364 |
| Level of education (1: diploma, 2: university, 3: postgraduate studies) | −0.01 (−0.88, 0.86) | 0.982 | 0.08 (−0.46, 0.63) | 0.846 |
| Working experience (years) | −0.04 (−0.54, 0.47) | 0.884 | −0.08 (−0.57, 0.41) | 0.748 |
| Professional position (1: auxiliary nurse, 2: registered nurse, 3: nurse manager, 4: nurse director) | −0.42 (−1.46, 0.62) | 0.429 | −0.20 (−1.21, 0.81) | 0.702 |
| Total Information Satisfaction Score – COVID-19b | −1.32 (−2.01, −0.63) | <0.001 | ||
| Total Concern Score – COVID-19c | 0.83 (0.20, 1.46) | 0.01 | ||
| R2 adjusted | 0.003 | 0.072 | ||
Note: CIs, confidence intervals; COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019.
a Scale from 1 = never to 5 = very often, where the mean of the subscale from the respective questions emerged, with a high score indicating a greater degree of exhaustion.