The grit of nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (croatian): Ustrajnost (grit) medicinskih sestara/tehničara u vrijeme pandemije Covid-19
• Author: Blaženka Gorupić https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2307-1727
• Author: Mihaela Kranjčević-Ščurić
• Author: Marjeta Majer
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Social Medicine

Abstract (english)

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many new challenges to whole society, and especially to health systems, including nurses who had to find the strength and perseverance to overcome all obstacles and challenges. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of perseverance among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the influence of age, gender, level of education and work experience on their perseverance. The study includeed 109 respondents (88.1% females), in the Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice during February 2021. The validated GRIT questionnaire was used as a research instrument, which contains 12 statements to which respondents responded on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The data was analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics, and presented at the significance level of P<0.05. Analyzing the collected data, the mean value of perseverance was 3.59±0.49. There was no difference in perseverance between participants in terms of age, gender, ward they work in, and their work experience. A statistically significant difference was found regarding the level of education. The highest level of perseverance was found among nurses with a specialist degree (4.22) or a university graduate professional studies degree (3.97), and the lowest level of perseverance among those with completed undergraduate professional nursing studies (3.51; P=0.042). The results point to a difference in the level of perseverance of nurses depending on the level of education, but not on the workplace. The research on the perseverance of nurses is important for the further development of the nursing profession.

Abstract (croatian)

Pandemija COVID-19 donijela je brojne nove izazove cijelom društvu, a posebno zdravstvenim sustavima, pa tako i medicinskim sestrama koje su morale smoći snage i ustrajnosti da prebrode sve prepreke i izazove. Cilj ove studije bio je istražiti razinu ustrajnosti medicinskih sestara i tehničara tijekom pandemije COVID-19 istražiti utjecaj dobi, spola, stupnja obrazovanja i radnog iskustva na njihovu ustrajnost. Istraživanje je provedeno na 109 sudionika, od kojih je 88,1 % bilo ženskog spola. Kao instrument istraživanja korišten je validirani upitnik GRIT. Podaci su analizirani deskriptivnom i analitičkom statistikom, s prikazom značajnosti na razini P<0,05. Analizom prikupljenih podataka utvrđena je prosječna vrijednost ustrajnosti 3,59±0,49. Nije bilo razlika u ustrajnosti između sudionika s obzirom na dob, spol, odjel na kojem rade te radno iskustvo. Statistički značajna razlika utvrđena je s obzirom na razinu obrazovanja. Najvišu razinu ustrajnosti u radu pokazale su medicinske sestre/tehničari s diplomom specijalističkog stručnog studija (4,22) ili sveučilišnog diplomskog stručnog studija (3,97), dok je najniža razina ustrajnosti zabilježena kod onih sa završenim preddiplomskim stručnim studijem sestrinstva (3,51; P=0,042). Rezultati istraživanja upućuju na razlike u razini ustrajnosti medicinskih sestara/tehničara ovisno o razini obrazovanja, ali ne i o radnom mjestu. Istraživanje o ustrajnosti medicinskih sestara i tehničara ima važnost za daljnji razvoj sestrinske profesije.

• Keywords (english): pandemic; COVID-19; nurses; perseverance; grit
• Keywords (croatian): pandemija; COVID-19; medicinske sestre/tehničari; ustrajnost; grit
• Language: english
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Sigurnost : časopis za sigurnost u radnoj i životnoj okolini
• Numbering: vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 201-209
• p-ISSN: 0350-6886
• e-ISSN: 1848-6347
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.31306/s.66.3.2
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:484591
• Publication: 2024
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/321091
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-11-28 09:00:13