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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Sep 21:10:895506.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.895506. eCollection 2022.

Work climate in emergency health services during COVID-19 pandemic-An international multicenter study

Justyna Kosydar-Bochenek  1 , Sabina Krupa  1 , Dorota Religa  2 , Adriano Friganovic  3   4 , Ber Oomen  5 , Ged Williams  6 , Kathleen M Vollman  7 , Maria Isabelita C Rogado  8 , Sandra Goldsworthy  9 , Violeta Lopez  10 , Elena Brioni  11 , Wioletta Medrzycka-Dabrowska  12
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Multicenter Study

Work climate in emergency health services during COVID-19 pandemic-An international multicenter study

Justyna Kosydar-Bochenek et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Introduction: A good working climate increases the chances of adequate care. The employees of Emergency in Hospitals are particularly exposed to work-related stress. Support from management is very important in order to avoid stressful situations and conflicts that are not conducive to good work organization. The aim of the study was to assess the work climate of Emergency Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic using the Abridged Version of the Work Climate Scale in Emergency Health Services.

Design: A prospective descriptive international study was conducted.

Methods: The 24-item Abridged Version of the Work Climate Scale in Emergency Health Services was used for the study. The questionnaire was posted on the internet portal of scientific societies. In the study participated 217 women (74.5%) and 74 men (25.4%). The age of the respondents ranged from 23 to 60 years (SD = 8.62). Among the re-spondents, the largest group were Emergency technicians (85.57%), followed by nurses (9.62%), doctors (2.75%) and Service assistants (2.06%). The study was conducted in 14 countries.

Results: The study of the climate at work shows that countries have different priorities at work, but not all of them. By answering the research questions one by one, we can say that the average climate score at work was 33.41 min 27.0 and max 36.0 (SD = 1.52).

Conclusion: The working climate depends on many factors such as interpersonal relationships, remuneration or the will to achieve the same selector. In the absence of any of the elements, a proper working climate is not possible.

Keywords: COVID-19; emergency health services; multicenter; pandemic (COVID-19); work climate.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author BO was employed by European Specialist Nurses Organization. Authors KV was employed by Advancing Nursing LLC and MR was employed by Critical Care Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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