Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences

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COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Hemşirelerde Uyku Kalitesi ve Tükenmişlik Düzeyleri: Tanımlayıcı ve İlişki Arayıcı Çalışma
Sleep Quality and Burnout Levels in Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process: Descriptive and Relationship Seeking Study
Hülya TEMURa , Nuray TURANb , Türkinaz AŞTIc
aBezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Hemşirelik ABD, İstanbul, Türkiye
bİstanbul Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Esasları ABD, İstanbul, Türkiye
cBezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2023;15(2):403-14
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2022-94444
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı, koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] pandemi sürecinde hemşirelerin uyku kalitesi ve tükenmişlik düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı türde yapılan araştırmanın evrenini, 01 Ağustos-01 Kasım 2021 tarihleri arasında İstanbul'da bir hastanenin dâhili, cerrahi, yoğun bakım, acil kliniklerinde ve poliklinik hizmetlerinde çalışan hemşireler (n=444); örneklemini ise 220 hemşire oluşturdu. Hemşire Bilgi Formu, Richard-Campbell Uyku Ölçeği [Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ)] ve Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği (MTÖ) aracılığı ile toplanan veriler, SPSS 24 paket programında analiz edildi. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin %86,8'inin kadın, %38,2'sinin 25-27 yaş grubunda ve %67,3'ünün lisans mezunu ve çalışma süresinin 52,99±11,28 saat/hafta, %89,5'inin fazla mesai ile çalıştığı saptandı. RCSQ ile MTÖ Duygusal tükenme ve Duyarsızlaşma alt boyut puan ortalamaları arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki belirlendi (p<0,05). COVID-19 tanısı konulan hemşirelerin RCSQ toplam ve kişisel koruyucu ekipmana haftada 1-2 kez ulaşanların MTÖ Duygusal tükenme alt boyut puan ortalaması, 6 ve daha fazla sayıda hastaya bakım verenlerin MTÖ Duygusal tükenme alt boyut puan ortalamasının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu saptandı (p<0,05). Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisinde hemşirelerin uyku kalitelerinin orta düzeyde olduğu ve tükenmişlik yaşadıkları saptandı. Ayrıca yaş, çalışma süresi, çalıştığı birim, çalışma şekli, fazla çalışma süresi ve meslekten ayrılma düşüncesi gibi bazı bireysel özelliklerin hemşirelerde uyku kalitesi ve tükenmişlik düzeyleri üzerinde etkili olduğu görüldü.

Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; pandemi; uyku kalitesi; tükenmişlik; hemşire
ABSTRACT
 Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between nurses' sleep quality and burnout levels during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic process. Material and Methods: The population of the descriptive and relationship-seeking study consisted of nurses (n=444) working in the internal, surgical, intensive care, emergency and outpatient clinics of a hospital in İstanbul between 01 August-01 November 2021, and the sample consisted of 220 nurses. Data collected through Nurse Information Form, The Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were analyzed in SPSS 24 package program. Results: 86.8% of the nurses were female, 38.2% were in the 25-27 age group, 67.3% had a bachelor's degree, the average working time was 52.99±11.28 hours/week and 89.5% was found working overtime. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the nurses' The RCSQ, MBI Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalization subdimension score averages (p<0.05). The RCSQ mean score of nurses diagnosed with COVID-19 and the MBI Emotional exhaustion sub-dimension mean score of nurses who reach personal protective equipment 1-2 times a week, the MBI Emotional exhaustion sub-dimension mean score of nurses who care for six or more patients was found to be significantly higher (p<0.05). Conclusion: In In the COVID-19 pandemic, it was determined that the sleep quality of the nurses was moderate and they experienced burnout. In addition, it was observed that some individual characteristics such as age, working time, working unit, working style, overtime work and the thought of leaving the profession were effective on the sleep quality and burnout levels of nurses.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; sleep quality; burnout; nurse
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