HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A REWIEW OF EMPERICAL STUDIES /
HENRY IHEANYI OLERU ; SUPERVISOR, ASST. PROF. DR. STEVEN W. BAYIGHOMOG
- 104 sheets; 30 cm +1 CD ROM
Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Healthcare Organizations Management
Healthcare employee wellbeing has been a concept of issue since the Covid-19 outbreak since they are the category of workforce that are directly involve in the care and management of Covid-19 cases. When the pandemic broke out, it was estimated that 29% of all patients that were hospitalized had been working as healthcare professionals [Zhu et al., 2020]. This study is being carried out to review all empirical studies that was done concerning healthcare employee wellbeing during Covd-19 in Middle East, Latin America and Africa specifically. On6th January 2023, the keywords “Wellbeing” and “Healthcare” and “Covid-19” were entered in this order into Wed of Science database and we got 765 results. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria used in this study, only 31 articles were left and it was these 31 articles that were included in this review. Most of the authors did not explicitly refer any theory in their work. It was only one author that explicitly referred to the Job Demand-Resource Theory and the Conservation of Resource Theory. Others implicitly referred to other theories in their work such as Demand Control Theory and Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory. Anxiety was the most dominant psychological problem reported by healthcare employees during the pandemic period. Having minimal years of working experience, a female gender, single, young, and being more conscious of personal Covid-19 status was associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, insomnia and stress among healthcare workers. Healthcare workers who visited psychiatrist regularly reported lower levels of stress. Burnout among healthcare employees is predicted by long weekly working hours, long hours of night shift, change of shift time and hours, having fewer years of experience and having no sufficient PPE. High levels of burnout increased turnover intention, gave rise to increased employees’ perception of their work as difficult and low job satisfaction.