scholarly journals Perceived stress and professional quality of life in nursing staff: How important is psychological flexibility?

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Kent ◽  
Kevin D. Hochard ◽  
Nicholas J. Hulbert-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

scholarly journals Investigating professional quality of life in nursing staff working in Adolescent Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs)

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Foster
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Benchmark Data ◽  
Professional Quality ◽  
Health Nursing

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate professional quality of life of mental health nursing staff working within an adolescent psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting. Professional quality of life is important, as there is a correlation between staff wellbeing and the quality of healthcare services delivered, particularly within mental health settings. Mental health nursing staff in adolescent PICU services deal with a wide range of physically and emotionally demanding challenges when providing care, yet the potential impact of this demanding work upon staff in this context has not been explored. Design/methodology/approach The study used a longitudinal non-experimental design with a purposive sample. Quantitative data were collected from a total of 17 registered mental health nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in an adolescent PICU in the North of England. Repeated measures were administered at three consecutive intervals, three months apart, using a validated self-report measure, the Professional Quality of Life Scale V (ProQOL V, Stamm, 2010). Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using benchmark data from the ProQOL V instrument for comparison. Findings Analysis of results compared to ProQOL V benchmark data showed significantly higher than expected levels of compassion satisfaction, and lower than expected levels of burnout and secondary traumatic stress for adolescent PICU nursing staff within the study. There were no significant differences between qualified nurses and HCAs. Potential explanations and practice implications of these findings are discussed. Originality/value This is the first published study to investigate professional quality of life within the mental health nursing population working in adolescent PICU, providing empirical insights into a previously unexplored mental health context.

Predictors of professional quality of life among nursing staff following the Taiwan Formosa Fun Coast explosion

Burns ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-429
Author(s):  
Ming-Hsiu Lu ◽  
Ling-Tzu Weng ◽  
Ya-Lin Chen ◽  
Chin Lin ◽  
Chih-Hsin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Professional Quality

scholarly journals The role of nurses' professional values during the COVID-19 crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 096973302110342
Author(s):  
David González-Pando ◽  
Covadonga González-Nuevo ◽  
Ana González-Menéndez ◽  
Fernando Alonso-Pérez ◽  
Marcelino Cuesta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Quality

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced high stress in nurses, affecting their professional quality of life. Different variables affect psychological stress response and professional quality of life. In this context, the role of professional values represents an interesting object of research. Objectives: To analyze the relationship between professional values, perceived stress, and professional quality of life among nurses during the COVID-19 crisis. Research design, participants, and research context: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Participants were 439 registered nurses from the public health system. Perceived stress, professional quality of life, and professional values were evaluated by using measuring instruments adapted and validated in the geographic context of research. Data were collected online in December 2020 during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Ethical considerations: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee on Clinical Research of the Principality of Asturias. Findings: Within professional values, ethics obtained higher scores showing the primacy of ethical values among nurses. Moderate correlations between ethics, mastery, expertise, and compassion satisfaction were found. Frontline nurses informed high perceived stress. The correlations between professional values and compassion satisfaction were higher in non-frontline nurses. A moderate negative correlation between perceived stress and compassion satisfaction was found in both groups, which implies that the higher the stress, the lower the satisfaction in the helping relationship. Conclusion: Professional values positively influence compassion satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compassion satisfaction presents a negative correlation with fatigue compassion and burnout in frontline and non-frontline nurses. Given the functionality of values both to guide clinical practice professionally and ethically, and prevent dissatisfaction with one’s professional quality of life by reinforcing compassion satisfaction, it is necessary to reinforce them with an intensive and cross-sectional learning during the university training.

scholarly journals Professional Quality of Life and Perceived Stress in Health Professionals before COVID-19 in Spain: Primary and Hospital Care

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 484
Author(s):  
Ángela María Ortega-Galán ◽  
María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández ◽  
María-Jesús Lirola ◽  
Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo ◽  
Olivia Ibáñez-Masero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Professional Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Professional Quality

This study aimed to analyze the professional quality of life and the perceived stress of health professionals before COVID-19 in Spain, in primary and hospital care professionals. A cross-sectional observational study on health professionals working in health centers during the health crisis caused by COVID-19 was conducted. Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) and Perceived Stress (PSS-14) were measured, along with socio-demographic and labor variables through an online questionnaire. A descriptive and correlation analysis was performed. A total of 537 professionals participated, both in hospital care (54.7%) and in primary care (45.3%). There was a predominance of medium Compassion Satisfaction, high Compassion Fatigue and medium Burnout. Mean scores for compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction were slightly higher in primary care, while burnout was higher in hospital care. When primary care participants were grouped by profession, significant differences were found in relation to perceived stress and to the three subscales of professional quality of life. In hospital care, the differences were observed when comparing compassion fatigue and perceived stress by gender. In addition, with respect to Burnout it was carried out by type of contract and shift and in relation to perceived stress grouped by sex, contract and profession. The COVID-19 health crisis has had an impact on mental health and the quality of professional life of health professionals. There is a need to implement long-term contingency programs aimed at improving the emotional well-being of health service professionals.

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