The relationships between workload, stress, motivation and performance of nurses' working in the emergency department of public hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

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Institut Kesehatan Medistra Lubuk Pakam, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Pandemic conditions increase nurses' workload, trigger stress, decrease motivation, and influence nurses' performance.
Objectives: This study analyzed the relationships between workload, stress, motivation, and performance of nurses working in the Emergency Department of Public Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Closed-response questionnaires were used to collect data in this study. The sample consisted of 77 respondents. Data were processed using the chi-square test with a significance of 0.050 and the multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: Nurses were primarily between 30 and 35 years old (64.9%); 70.1% were women, and 70.1% possessed a bachelor's degree. Nurses’ performance was significantly associated with workload (P=0.015) and motivation (P=0.019). Trigger stress was not related to the nurses' performance (P=0.066).
Conclusion: Workload and motivation are associated with nurses' performance. High motivation from hospital management can significantly affect the nurses' performance by 5.921 times.

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Rahmad Gurusinga [Pubmed] [Google Scholar]

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Nursing and Midwifery Studies
Volume 12, Issue 3
September 2023
Pages 181-185

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  • Receive Date: 30 December 2022
  • Revise Date: 04 March 2023
  • Accept Date: 02 July 2023

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