ASSOCIATION OF RESILIENCE WITH QUALITY OF LIFE AND SELF-ESTEEM IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF COVID-19 HOSPITAL

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put national health systems under extremely large pressure. Health systems throughout the world demonstrated different levels of preparedness for COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the association of resilience with quality of life and self-esteem in healthcare workers of COVID-19 hospital. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study between November 2020 and February 2021 in COVID-19 hospital at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar. A socio-demographic questionnaire specifically designed for this study, a CD-RISC-25 scale for assessing resilience, a WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for assessing quality of life, and a RSES scale for assessing self-esteem were used for collecting data. Results: A statistically significant higher resilience was in healthcare workers who felt adequately prepared for work in COVID-19 hospital. Resilience, quality of life and self-esteem statistically significantly positively correlated with one another among healthcare workers. A healthcare worker’s resilience level was statistically significantly affected by psychological domain of the quality of life, gender, and adequate preparation. Conclusion: Resilience is positively related to the quality of life and self-esteem in healthcare workers of COVID-19 hospital at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar