Título Work engagement and psychological distress of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Autores Gomez-Salgado, Juan , DOMÍNGUEZ SALAS, SARA, Romero-Martin, Macarena , Romero, Adolfo , Coronado-Vazquez, Valle , Ruiz-Frutos, Carlos
Publicación externa No
Medio J Nurs Manag
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 1
Cuartil SJR 1
Impacto JCR 4.68
Impacto SJR 1.11
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099441844&doi=10.1111%2fjonm.13239&partnerID=40&md5=3913bf88aed52aa8b35885c46cc2fbb5
Fecha de publicacion 01/01/2021
ISI 000608425400001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85099441844
DOI 10.1111/jonm.13239
Abstract Aims: To describe the level of work engagement of active health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its relationship with psychological distress according to the professional category.\n Background: Health care professionals working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic are at risk of psychological distress, and work engagement could be a positive attitude that could serve as a protective factor.\n Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 1,459 health care professionals. Psychological distress was measured with the General Health Questionnaire and work engagement with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Data were analysed with bivariate analyses and correlations.\n Results: Psychological distress was reported by 80.6% of health care professionals. Work engagement as high with a total mean score of 5.04 (SD = 1.14). The results showed that distressed professionals showed significantly lower levels of work engagement.\n Conclusions: The present study identified psychological distress and work engagement experienced by health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the variables included in the study revealed a significant relationship with psychological distress and work engagement.\n Implications for Nursing Management: The relationship between the working conditions with psychological distress and work engagement suggests that improvements in the workplace are needed to promote protective measure for the mental health of health care professionals.
Palabras clave coronavirus; COVID-19; health care professionals; nurses; psychological distress; work engagement
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