J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2024 Nov;31(4):410-421. 10.7739/jkafn.2024.31.4.410.

Effects of Infection Control Fatigue, Job Stress, and Resilience on Burnout in Nurses during the COVID-19 Era

• Moon CM
• Kang JH

• KMID: 2561808
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2024.31.4.410

Abstract

Purpose
This study investigated the effects of infection control fatigue, job stress, and resilience on burnout in nurses responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods
This correlational study was conducted among 151 nurses working at three hospitals designated for treating COVID-19 patients in Jeonbuk Province, South Korea. Data were collected with self-report questionnaires between February 10 and 28, 2022 and analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0 program with descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlations, and hierarchical multiple regressions.
Results
The participants' scores were 3.56±0.48 out of 5 for infection control fatigue, 2.49±0.25 out of 4 for job stress, 3.49±0.45 out of 5 for resilience, and 3.02±0.34 out of 5 for burnout. Burnout was significantly associated with working experience, average working hours, working department, and desire to stay in the current department. Burnout showed statistically significant moderate positive correlations with infection control fatigue and job stress, and a statistically significant moderate negative correlation with resilience. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that infection control fatigue, job stress, and resilience were factors affecting burnout in COVID-19 response nurses, with an explanatory power of 36.6%.
Conclusion
Based on the above results, it is clear that job stress, infection control fatigue, and resilience are factors to consider when designing an intervention to reduce burnout in COVID-19 response nurses.

Keyword

COVID-19; Fatigue; Occupational stress; Psychological burnout; Psychological resilience; 코로나19, 피로, 직무 스트레스, 소진, 회복탄력성