University North. University centre Varaždin. Department of Nursing.
Abstract
Uvod: Prodor SARS-CoV-2 infekcije utjecao je kako na globalno gospodarsko i
ekonomiju tako i na cjelokupni zdravstveni sustav. Povećan opseg posla uzrok je
povećanju stresa kod velikog broja, već ionako preopterećenog medicinskog osoblja.
Strah, frustracija, narušeni međuljudski odnosi, nedostatak slobodnog vremena i
resursa samo su neki od široke lepeze faktora koji povećavaju frekventnost pojave
sindroma sagorijevanja među medicinskim sestrama. Razvijena empatija, socijalne
vještine, samomotivacija, samokontrola i samosvijest smatraju se najvažnijim
komponentama EI koje imaju značajan utjecaj na redukciju stresora novonastale
situacije. Time pomažu u adekvatnom nošenju s profesionalnim stresom te prevenciji
nastanka sindroma sagorijevanja.
Cilj: Ispitati međuodnos aspekata emocionalne inteligencije i sindroma sagorijevanja
kod medicinskih sestara RH tijekom SARS-CoV-2 pandemije.
Metode: Istraživanje je provedeno u travnju 2021. godine putem društvenih mreža u
obliku Google Forms upitnika, a u njemu je anonimno i dobrovoljno sudjelovalo 419
medicinskih sestara s prostora RH. Prikupljeni podaci su kodirani i analizirani u
statističkom programu SPSS 23 od IBM-a. Analizirani su deskriptivni podatci upitnika
dok su hipoteze za razlike testirane Mann Whitney U testom i analizom varijance te
Pearsonovom korelacijom za provjeru povezanosti.
Zaključak: Uz dobivene statistički značajne razlike u odnosu na dob, spol i
obrazovanje, podaci istraživanja ukazuju kako medicinske sestre s većom razinom
opće emocionalne kompetentnosti pokazuju manju razinu profesionalnog
sagorijevanja za vrijeme pandemije. Time je dokazana važnost EI u sestrinskoj
profesiji, a osobito u situaciji prodora virusa koji znatno povećava razinu stresa te
uvjetuje frekventniji nastanak sindroma sagorijevanja. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju
višu razinu EI kod obrazovanijih pojedinacašto govori kako razvoj EI medicinskih
sestara kroz edukaciju može djelovati pozitivno na pacijente te cjelokupni zdravstveni
sustav koji dobiva efikasnije i zadovoljnije djelatnike.Introduction: The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has affected both the global
economy and the healthcare system as a whole. The increased workload brought about
rising stress levels among the already overburdened healthcare workers. Fear,
frustration, damaged interpersonal relations, a lack of free time and staff shortage are
just some of many factors that facilitate the occurrence of the burnout syndrome among
nurses. Developed empathy, social skills, self-encouragement, self-control and selfawareness
are considered as the pillars of EI that have a significant influence on
reducing stressors related to new circumstances. As such, they help individuals cope
with work-related stress and prevent the burnout syndrome.
Goal: To investigate the relationship between various aspects of emotional intelligence
and the burnout syndrome in nurses in the Republic of Croatia during the SARS-CoV-
2 pandemic.
Methods: The research was conducted in April 2021 via social networks in the form
of an anonymous and voluntary Google Forms survey. 419 nurses working in Croatia
took part in the survey. The collected data was coded and analyzed in SPSS 23,
software developed by IBM. Descriptive data collected in the survey was analyzed,
while the hypotheses were tested using the Mann-Whitney U test and variance
analysis, as well as Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Conclusion: Apart from statistically significant differences regarding age, sex, and
education, the research data has shown that nurses with higher levels of general
emotional competence have exhibited lower levels of work-related burnout during the
pandemic. This proves the importance of EI for nurses, particularly in the time of a
viral pandemic, which contributes to higher levels of stress and in turn leads to more
frequent occurrence of the burnout syndrome. The results of our research have shown
that more educated individuals exhibit higher levels of EI. This points to how
education can help develop EI in nurses and have a positive effect on patients and the
healthcare system as a whole, whose medical professionals in turn become more
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