Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Aims: To analyse the relationship between work engagement, sense of coherence and psychological distress levels in Spanish health professionals who were active during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Background: Work engagement and sense of coherence can help professionals to cope with work-related p...

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Autores: Domínguez Salas, Sara, Gómez Salgado, Juan, Guillén-Gestoso, Carlos, Romero Martín, Macarena, Ortega Moreno, Mónica, Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositório:Brújula
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/4680
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:COVID-19
Health care professionals
Psychological distress
Sense of coherence
Work engagement
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spelling Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Domínguez Salas, Sara Gómez Salgado, Juan Guillén-Gestoso, Carlos Romero Martín, Macarena Ortega Moreno, Mónica Ruiz Frutos, Carlos COVID-19 Health care professionals Psychological distress Sense of coherence Work engagement Aims: To analyse the relationship between work engagement, sense of coherence and psychological distress levels in Spanish health professionals who were active during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Background: Work engagement and sense of coherence can help professionals to cope with work-related psychological distress due to the harsh conditions of the COVID-19 working environment. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 1,459 health care professionals. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Sense of Coherence Scale and Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire were distributed and analysed with descriptive and multiple linear regression methods. Results: High levels of work engagement, especially in the dedication dimension, of sense of coherence, in particular in the meaningfulness dimension, and psychological distress were obtained. Significant correlations (p < .001) were identified between all the variables. Conclusions: Work engagement and sense of coherence correlated positively with each other and both negatively with psychological distress. So, health care professionals, despite presenting psychological distress, perceive their work satisfactorily and positively despite the severity of the situation and the harsh conditions. Implications for nursing management: Sense of coherence and work engagement are protective factors against psychological distress. Preventive measures for professionals should go through the dimensionalization of the problem and the adaptation of practical measures for daily management. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/4680
title Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
spellingShingle Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Domínguez Salas, Sara
COVID-19
Health care professionals
Psychological distress
Sense of coherence
Work engagement
title_short Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
title_full Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
title_fullStr Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
title_sort Health care workers' protection and psychological safety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
author Domínguez Salas, Sara
author_facet Domínguez Salas, Sara
Gómez Salgado, Juan
Guillén-Gestoso, Carlos
Romero Martín, Macarena
Ortega Moreno, Mónica
Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
author_role author
author2 Gómez Salgado, Juan
Guillén-Gestoso, Carlos
Romero Martín, Macarena
Ortega Moreno, Mónica
Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
topic COVID-19
Health care professionals
Psychological distress
Sense of coherence
Work engagement
topic_facet COVID-19
Health care professionals
Psychological distress
Sense of coherence
Work engagement
description Aims: To analyse the relationship between work engagement, sense of coherence and psychological distress levels in Spanish health professionals who were active during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Background: Work engagement and sense of coherence can help professionals to cope with work-related psychological distress due to the harsh conditions of the COVID-19 working environment. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 1,459 health care professionals. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Sense of Coherence Scale and Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire were distributed and analysed with descriptive and multiple linear regression methods. Results: High levels of work engagement, especially in the dedication dimension, of sense of coherence, in particular in the meaningfulness dimension, and psychological distress were obtained. Significant correlations (p < .001) were identified between all the variables. Conclusions: Work engagement and sense of coherence correlated positively with each other and both negatively with psychological distress. So, health care professionals, despite presenting psychological distress, perceive their work satisfactorily and positively despite the severity of the situation and the harsh conditions. Implications for nursing management: Sense of coherence and work engagement are protective factors against psychological distress. Preventive measures for professionals should go through the dimensionalization of the problem and the adaptation of practical measures for daily management.
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Guillén-Gestoso, Carlos
Gómez Salgado, Juan
Ortega Moreno, Mónica
Romero Martín, Macarena
Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
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