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Burnout and Quality of Life Among Nurses During the Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pandemi Sırasında Hemşirelerde Tükenmişlik ve Yaşam Kalitesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
Özlem DOĞUa , Nursan ÇINARb , Esin KELAĞALARc
aSakarya University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Fundamentals, Sakarya, Türkiye
bSakarya University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatrics, Sakarya, Türkiye
cSakarya University Institute of Health Sciences, Program of Nursing Doctoral, Sakarya, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2024;16(1):187-96
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2023-99029
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: The difficult situation of countries' health systems during the pandemic has once again revealed the key position of nurses. The research was conducted to examine the burnout experienced by nurses during the pandemic and its impact on their quality of life. Material and Methods: The research was designed as a crosssectional study, between October 2020 and March 2021 in a hospital in Türkiye. The data of the research was conducted with 250 nurses and collected using the ''descriptive ınformation form'', ''Maslach Burnout Scale'' and ''Professional Quality of Life Scale'' prepared by the researchers. Comparative analyzes (independent samples t-test and OneWay analysis of variance test-Tukey and Tamhane tests) were used to determine the differentiating features. Correlation and regression analysis were used to determine the effectiveness of the scales. Results: It was determined that there was a statistically significant negative relationship between the predictive power of nurses' Maslach Burnout Scale level on the Professional Quality of Life Scale. The independent variables had a 30% significant effect on the dependent variable. It can be said that the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization sub-dimension, which is the sub-dimension of the Maslach Burnout Scale, and the compassion fatigue sub-dimension of the quality of life scale for employees, explain the total variance. Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that the quality of life decreased as the burnout of the nurses working in a hospital during the pandemic process increased.

Keywords: Pandemic; nurse; burnout; quality of life; health
ÖZET
 Amaç: Salgın sürecinde ülkelerin sağlık sistemlerinin içinde bulunduğu zor durum, hemşirelerin kilit konumunu bir kez daha ortaya çıkardı. Araştırma, hemşirelerin pandemi sürecinde yaşadıkları tükenmişliğin ve yaşam kalitelerine etkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma, Türkiye'deki bir hastanede Ekim 2020-Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında kesitsel bir çalışma olarak tasarlandı. Araştırmanın verileri 250 hemşire ile gerçekleştirilmiş ve araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan ''tanımlayıcı bilgi formu'', ''Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği'' ve ''Profesyonel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği'' kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Ayırıcı özellikleri belirlemek için karşılaştırmalı analizler (bağımsız örnekler t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi testi-Tukey ve Tamhane testleri) kullanıldı. Ölçeklerin etkililiğini belirlemek için korelasyon ve regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği düzeyinin Profesyonel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği üzerindeki yordama gücü arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı negatif ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Bağımsız değişkenlerin bağımlı değişken üzerinde %30 anlamlı etkisi vardı. Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği'nin alt boyutu olan duygusal tükenme ve duyarsızlaşma alt boyutu ile Profesyonel Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği'nin merhamet yorgunluğu alt boyutunun toplam varyansı açıkladığı söylenebilir. Sonuç: Araştırmada pandemi sürecinde hastanede çalışan hemşirelerin tükenmişliği arttıkça yaşam kalitesinin düştüğü belirlendi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Pandemi; hemşire; tükenmişlik; yaşam kalitesi; sağlık
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