Quality of life and professional wellbeing of Portuguese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, perceived stress consistently negatively influenced nurses' professional well-being and physical and psychological QoL; moreover, resilience and job satisfaction were consistently significant positive determinants of all outcomes. These insights highlight the need for targeted interventions to reduce stress, enhance resilience, and foster job satisfaction among nurses, thus ultimately improving their QoL, professional well-being and effectiveness in health care delivery, particularly during high-stress periods such as pandemics. Future research should explore how these stressors and protective factors influence nurses' QoL and professional well-being.
Authors
- Ricardo Salgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-7361)
- Jonathan Jubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-1709)
- Annie Oulevey Bachmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9537-3587)
- Claudia Ortoleva Bucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-4181)
- Philippe Delmas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-470X)
- Ingrid Gilles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2051-4749)
- Francisco Sampaio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9245-256X)
Institutions
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22037-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31