Open AccessNursing physical workload and mental workload in intensive care units: Are they related?
Author(s) -
Nasirizad Moghadam Kolsoom,
Chehrzad Minoo Mitra,
Reza Masouleh Shademan,
Maleki Maryam,
Mardani Abbas,
Atharyan Shahaboddin,
Harding Celia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.785
Subject(s) - workload , evening , bivariate analysis , nursing , morning , intensive care , medicine , nursing care , psychology , computer science , statistics , mathematics , operating system , physics , astronomy , intensive care medicine
Aim In order to ensure patient safety and quality of care, it is important to consider factors which may impact on nursing workloads. This study aimed to investigate the simultaneous physical and mental workload and any relationships between these concepts on nurses working in intensive care units. Design A cross‐sectional design was undertaken. Method Participants were nurses ( N = 105) recruited from six adult intensive care units which met the inclusion criteria. Nursing Activities Score (NAS) to measure physical workload and NASA Task Load Index (NASA‐TLX) to measure mental workload were used. Data were collected for each participating nurse in three shifts (morning, evening and night). Data were analysed using bivariate correlation and multivariable linear regression analysis. Results The mean ( SD ) of nurses' physical and mental workload was 72.84% (22.07%) and 70.21 (12.36), respectively. A significant relationship between physical and mental workload ( p <.001) was identified.