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Burnout levels and sleep quality of COVID‐19 heroes
Author(s) -
Aydin Sayilan Aylin,
Kulakaç Nurşen,
Uzun Sevda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12678
Subject(s) - burnout , depersonalization , emotional exhaustion , insomnia , clinical psychology , medicine , population , sleep quality , cross sectional study , covid-19 , psychology , nursing , psychiatry , disease , environmental health , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Abstract Purpose This study was carried out to determine the burnout levels and sleep quality of nurses in the coronavirus disease‐2019 process. Design and Methods The population of this descriptive and cross‐sectional study consisted of all nurses working in hospitals in Turkey. Findings Nurses' mean scores were compared by gender. The emotional burnout and personal achievement scores of male nurses were higher than those of female nurses. Single nurses had significantly higher emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores than married individuals. Nurses mostly experienced emotional exhaustion, and burnout levels increased in line with insomnia. Implications for Nursing Practice Nurses struggling on the frontline during the pandemic were determined to be at risk of insomnia and burnout.