The relationship between mental fatigue and social responsibility among nurses who provided care to patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing

Research

Mohammad Salehpoor Emran¹  Shahzad Pashaeypoor²  Soheileddin Salmani³  Afsaneh Sadooghiasl⁴  Shima Haghani⁵ 

[1] Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Community Health and Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Community Based Participatory Research Center, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High–Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Nursing, Rozbeh Hospital, Tehran University and Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran;Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Nursing, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran;Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Social responsibility;    Mental fatigue;    Nurses;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12912-023-01429-z

 received in 2022-10-01, accepted in 2023-08-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background and AimMental fatigue (MF) was a major challenge for nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Nurses’ sense of responsibility towards their patients and societies may influence their MF. This study aimed to assess the relationship between MF and social responsibility (SR) among nurses who provided care to patients with COVID-19.MethodsThis cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2021. Participants were 258 nurses randomly selected from eleven COVID-19 care hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected using three self-report instruments, namely a demographic questionnaire, the Mental Fatigue Scale, and the Social Responsibility Questionnaire. The SPSS software (v. 16.0) was used to analyze the data at a significance level of less than 0.05.ResultsThe mean scores of MF and SR were 31.73 ± 7.35 and 3.45 ± 0.35, respectively. The highest and the lowest scored SR subscales were ethical responsibilities with a mean of 3.67 ± 0.42 and economic responsibilities with a mean of 2.93 ± 0.62. MF had a significant negative correlation with legal responsibilities and a significant positive correlation with economic responsibilities (P < 0.05). The only significant predictor of SR was financial status which significantly predicted 4.3% of the variance of SR (P < 0.05).ConclusionMore than half of the nurses who provided care to patients with COVID-19 suffered from MF and their mental fatigue had a significant correlation with their legal and economic responsibilities. Healthcare authorities and policymakers need to develop programs to reduce nurses’ MF and improve their satisfaction.

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