Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-lnqnp Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-29T01:22:34.165Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Professional Quality of Life among healthcare workers in a Covid-19 unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

I. Sellami ,
A. Haddar ,
A. Abbes ,
H. Halweni ,
M. L. Masmoudi ,
K. Jmal Hammami  and
M. Hajjaji
I. Sellami*
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
A. Haddar
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
A. Abbes
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
H. Halweni
Affiliation:
Family department, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
M. L. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
K. Jmal Hammami
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
M. Hajjaji
Affiliation:
occupational medecine, Hedi Chaker hospital, University of Sfax
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Introduction

The pandemic of Covid-19 has overwhelmed healthcare systems including healthcare workers(HCWs) imposing additional physical and mental workloads.

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on the professional quality of life of HCWs.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study among HCWs working in the Covid-19 unit in Sfax, Tunisia in December 2021. We used a self-administrated questionnaire including sociodemographic and professional information. Professional issues were assessed by The Professional Quality of Life scale.

Results

Our population consisted of 69 participants. The mean age was 31± 6 years. The sex ratio (M/F) was 1.1. Sixty-eight per cent had a university education. On a scale from 0 to 10,76.8% rated their Health Status greater than or equal to 8 and the mean score was 8.89±1. Medical history of Covid-19 infection was found in 37.7% of paricipants and 94,1% were vaccinated against SARS Cov 2.

Most of the workers showed moderate to high levels of compassion (65.2% and 31.9 % respectively). Fifty-five per cent showed moderate burnout levels. Only 2.9% of the population had a high level of secondary traumatic stress.

Secondary traumatic stress was associated with age (p=0.049; R=0.238). The males were more affected with burnout symptoms. Vaccination Status was associated with compassion satisfaction (p=0.042). Health Status Evaluation was not correlated with compassion satisfaction, burnout or secondary traumatic stress.

Conclusions

The current pandemic has affected the HCWs system professional and social lives. A long follow-up should be maintained to support HCWs dealing with the pandemic.

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

Type
Abstract
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S434 - S435
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BY
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.