J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2022 Dec;28(3):299-307. 10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.3.299.

Influence of Infection Control Fatigue and Social Support on Nurses' Burnout During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

• Kang HJ
• Lee MH
• Lim HN
• Lee KH

• KMID: 2537795
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.3.299

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of infection control fatigue and social support on burnout among nurses during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods
This study is a descriptive survey study designed to confirm the effects of nurses' infection control fatigue and social support on burnout among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard devia analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis using SPSS Statistics 26.0.
Results
An analysis of the correlations between fatigue from infection control, social support, and burnout showed a positive correlation between burnout and fatigue from infection control (r=.39, p<.001), and a negative correlation between burnout and social support (r=-.29, p<.001). Conflict and lack of support due to uncertain circumstances (β=.51, p<.001), support from supervisor's (β=-.22, p<.001), and experience of infection management education during the previous 1year (β=-.15, p=.007) were identified as the factors that influenced burnout among nurses, and explained 39.0% of the variance in burnout.
Conclusion
The results of this study demonstrate that fatigue from infection control and social support influence burnout levels among nurses, which suggests the need to establish a new kind of work culture. Additionally, the findings call for the development and implementation of interventional programs that can reduce fatigue from infection control and increase social support for nurses.

Keyword

COVID-19; Infection Control; Fatigue; Social Support; Burnout