Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research
Date Submitted: Feb 9, 2023
Open Peer Review Period: Jan 18, 2023 - Feb 1, 2023
Date Accepted: Oct 8, 2023
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Factors associated with work engagement of nurses during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: Web-based cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the prevalence of mental health issues among nurses. Work Engagement (WE) is a concept that describes work-related positive psychological states and is of importance within mental health measures. There is, however, a lack of research on factors associated with WE of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective:
We aimed to determine which factors are associated with WE among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic using job demands-resources (JD-R) model as a framework.
Methods:
A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses working in acute-care and psychiatric institutions in the prefectures of Chiba and Tokyo in Japan. The survey period occurred between August 8th to September 30th, 2021, during a time when the number of COVID-19 positive patients increased. The 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3) was used to measure WE. Factors such as age, gender, years of experience, affiliated ward, COVID-19-related stress, financial rewards from the government and/or hospital, encouragement from the government and patients, and workplace social capital were assessed. A total of 187 participants were included in the final analysis. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the factors of related to WE. Partial regression coefficients (B), 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and p-values were calculated.
Results:
The mean overall score for the UWES-3 was 3.19 (standard deviation 1.21). Factors negatively associated with UWES-3 were COVID-19-related stress on work motivation and escape behavior (Β -0.16, 95%CI -0.24 to -0.090, p<.001) and factors positively associated with UWES-3 were Affiliation of intensive care units (Β 0.76, 95%CI 0.020 - 1.50, p=0.045) and financial rewards from the government and hospital (Β 0.40, 95%CI 0.040 - 0.76, p=0.031).
Conclusions:
This study examined factors related to WE among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic using the JD-R model. When compared with findings from previous studies, our results suggest that nurses’ WE was lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Negative motivation and escape behaviors related to COVID-19 were negatively associated with WE, while there were positive associations with financial rewards from the government and hospital and affiliation with an ICU. Further research in larger populations is needed to confirm these findings.
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