Factors correlating work engagement among Palestinian emergency nurses during Gaza war in the West Bank

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

International Emergency Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2024.101567

Malakeh.Z. Malak , Hisham Zahran , Abdelrahman Swalmeh , Haya Albana

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Abstract

Purpose

Work engagement among emergency nurses is a critical issue that adversely affects the quality of patient care and productivity. Psychological reactions (e.g., stress, anxiety, and depression) and resilience correlated with work engagement. This study addresses the gap in understanding the factors correlating work engagement among.

emergency nurses in the West Bank during the Gaza War.

Methods

A descriptive correlational design was used. The data were collected from 378 emergency nurses from governmental and private hospitals in the West Bank using a self-reported questionnaire from December 2023 to February 2024. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) were used to assess the study variables.

Results

The findings demonstrated that 71.7 %, 52.9 %, 42.5 %, 55.6 %, and 40.0 % of the emergency nurses reported severe to extremely severe stress, moderate to extremely severe levels of anxiety, severe to extremely severe levels of depression, low resilience, and low to extremely low levels of job engagement, respectively. A positive relationship existed between work engagement and age (r = 0.407, p < 0.01), years of experience (r = 0.385, p < 0.01), and resilience (r = 0.419, p < 0.01). While, work engagement negatively correlated with stress (r = -0.486, p < 0.01), anxiety (r = -0.616, p < 0.01), and depression (r = -0.632, p < 0.01).

Conclusions

The findings indicated that policymakers and healthcare professionals should promote initiatives that enhance nurses’ resilience and mitigate psychological responses to improve work engagement. Therapeutic programs should consider the situational variations of Palestinian society, encompassing resilience, coping mechanisms, and psychological management approaches.

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西岸加沙战争期间巴勒斯坦急救护士工作投入的相关因素。

目的：急诊护士的工作投入是影响病人护理质量和生产力的一个关键问题。心理反应（如压力、焦虑和抑郁）和恢复力与工作投入相关。本研究解决了在理解与工作投入相关的因素方面的差距。加沙战争期间西岸的急救护士。方法：采用描述性相关设计。从2023年12月至2024年2月，使用自我报告问卷从西岸政府和私立医院的378名急诊护士那里收集了数据。采用抑郁焦虑压力量表-21 （das -21）、康纳-戴维森弹性量表（CD-RISC）和乌得勒支工作投入量表（UWES）对研究变量进行评估。结果：调查结果显示，71.7%、52.9%、42.5%、55.6%、40.0%的急诊护士分别报告有严重至极严重的压力、中度至极严重的焦虑、严重至极严重的抑郁、低弹性和低至极低的工作投入。结论：政策制定者和医疗保健专业人员应采取措施，增强护士的弹性，减轻心理反应，以提高护士的工作敬业度。治疗方案应考虑巴勒斯坦社会的情境变化，包括恢复力、应对机制和心理管理方法。

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International Emergency Nursing NURSING-

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3.20

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期刊介绍： International Emergency Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to nurses and other professionals involved in emergency care. It aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high quality research findings, specialist knowledge and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. With an international readership and authorship, it provides a platform for practitioners worldwide to communicate and enhance the evidence-base of emergency care. The journal publishes a broad range of papers, from personal reflection to primary research findings, created by first-time through to reputable authors from a number of disciplines. It brings together research from practice, education, theory, and operational management, relevant to all levels of staff working in emergency care settings worldwide.