1. Psychological impact of caring during the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV nurses.
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Piercy, Hilary, Kelly, Shona, Wills, Matthew, and Croston, Michelle
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HIV infections , *HIV-positive persons , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout , *NURSING specialties , *INTERNET , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *REGRESSION analysis , *SURVEYS , *QUALITY of life , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *SECONDARY traumatic stress , *DATA analysis software , *WORKING hours , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a set of unprecedented challenges for healthcare services and staff. The authors conducted a national online survey of nurses employed to work in HIV services in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to establish how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the professional quality of life of HIV nurses. Professional quality of life was assessed using the ProQOL scale; 132 nurses completed the survey, 99 of whom completed the ProQOL scale. Just over 1 in 3 were redeployed in the first pandemic wave, dropping to 1 in 6 in subsequent waves. In multivariate analysis, redeployment in both waves increased burnout scores by nearly 10 points and decreased compassion satisfaction scores by nearly 5 points, with no effect on secondary traumatic stress scores. A supportive workplace environment will have a key role in supporting the path to recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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