Saf Health Work.
2021 Dec;12(4):490-495. 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.07.007.
Fear of COVID-19 and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Egyptian Physicians
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
- 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Beni-Suef University, Egypt
- 3Director of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 4Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Menoufia University, Egypt
- KMID: 2523622
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2021.07.007
Abstract
- Introduction
The risk of experiencing psychiatric symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic is high among healthcare workers whose occupations are in public health, emergency medicine, and intensive or critical care.
Materials and methods
A cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of fear of COVID-19 among 411 frontline Egyptian physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic; identify determinants and predictors for fear of COVID-19; determine the impact of fear of COVID-19 on job satisfaction; and detect the impact of fear of COVID-19 on turnover intention. Three standardized scales (fear of COVID-19, job satisfaction, and turnover intention scores) were used for data collection via online Google Form.
Results
Regarding fear relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, 16.5% of the study subjects were classified as experiencing a severe fear level, while 78.1% experienced a moderate degree. A significant association between the level of fear relating to COVID-19 and the work department. The highest degree of fear is in a general-educational-university facility. Regarding job satisfaction, 42% of those having a severe level of fear are dissatisfied. Fear of COVID-19 is negatively associated with job satisfaction while positively significant correlated with turnover scores, a positive significant predictor of turnover intention. Job satisfaction is negatively associated with turnover intention; a negative significant predictor of turnover intention.
Conclusions
Frontline Egyptian physicians reported higher levels of fear relating to the COVID-19 pandemic (moderate to severe). Increased fear levels relating to COVID-19 have a relationship with lower levels of job satisfaction and higher levels of job turnover.
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