Nurses opinion on limiting patient visits during a Covid-19 disease pandemic

Cilj istraživanja: Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitati razmišljanja medicinskih sestara / tehničara vezano za ograničavanje posjeta tokom pandemije COVID-19 u Republici Hrvatskoj. Ustroj studije: Provedeno je presječno istraživanje, prospektivnom metodom prikupljanja podataka, od ožujka do svibnja 2021. godine. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovao 107 ispitanika, od kojih je 20 muškaraca te 87 žena. Ispitanici su medicinske sestre/ tehničari zaposleni u KBC Osijek, Ispitivanje je provedeno između ožujka i svibnja 2021. godine. Prvi su dio upitnika činila pitanja o općim i demografskim osobitostima ispitanika, a drugi je dio upitnika uključivao instrument konstruiran za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Sve tvrdnje u drugom dijelu su u obliku Likertove skale od 1 do 5. Rezultati: Ne postoji značajna razlika u odnosu na spol ispitanika. Najbliži vrijednosti razlike te po analizi srednje vrijednosti nešto veću mentalnu i emocionalnu iscrpljenost izražavaju muški ispitanici. Značajna razlika u odnosu na duljinu radnog staža ispitanika je u tvrdnji Mislim da imam dovoljno vremena da odgovorim na socijalne i emocionalne potrebe bolesnika (P = 0,03) pri čemu najmlađa kategorija po duljini radnog staža, od 1 do 11 godina, ovu tvrdnju vrednuje kao izrazito slaganje u odnosu na ispitanike koji imaju više godina radnog staža. Značajna razlika u odnosu na dob ispitanika je u tvrdnji Mislim da imam dovoljno vremena da odgovorim na socijalne i emocionalne potrebe bolesnika (P = 0,02) pri čemunajmlađa kategorija po dobi od 21 do 32 godine starosti ovu tvrdnju vrednuje kao izrazito slaganje u odnosu na starije ispitanike te u trvrdnji Osjećam se emocionalno iscrpljenim/om zbog opsega posla ( P = 0,02) pri čemu ispitanici koji pripadaju najstarijoj kategoriji prema dobi, od 44 do 59 godina ovu tvrdnju vrednuju više u odnosu na mlađe dobne skupine ispitanika. Zaključak: Ispitanici se slaže kako su posjete važne za emocionalno stanje bolesnika prilikom hospitalizacije, ali i da trenutno dodatno ugrožavaju i medicinsko osoblje te same bolesnike. Ispitanici koji rade sve tri smjene, smatraju kako drugi bolesnici u bolesničkoj sobi nisu dovoljni za zadovoljenje socijalnih potreba bolesnika. Posjete dodatno olakšavaju hospitalizaciju bolesnicima te je brzina oporavka od pojedinih bolesti smanjena od kako su uvedene restriktivne mjere.Objectives: The aim of this research is to examine the thinking of nurses / technicians regarding the restriction of visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Croatia. Study structure: A cross-sectional study, by a prospective data collection method, from March to May 2021, has been carried. Subjects and methods: The study involved 107 respondents, of whom 20 were men and 87 women. The respondents are nurses / technicians employed at KBC Osijek. The survey was conducted between March and May 2021. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of questions about the general and demographic characteristics of the respondents, and the second part of the questionnaire included an instrument constructed for the purposes of this research. All the statements in the second part are in the form of a Likert scale from 1 to 5. Results: : There is no significant difference in relation to the sex of the respondents. The closest values of the difference and, according to the analysis of the mean value, slightly higher mental and emotional exhaustion are expressed by male respondents. A significant difference in relation to the length of service of the respondents is in the statement I think I have enough time to respond to the social and emotional needs of patients (P = 0.03) where the youngest category by length of service, from 1 to 11 years, evaluates this statement as a distinct agreement in relation to respondents who have several years of work experience. There is a significant difference in relation to the age of the respondents in the statement I think I have enough time to respond to the social and emotional needs of patients (P = 0.02) while the youngest category at the age of 21 to 32 years evaluates this statement as a strong agreement older respondents and in the statement I feel emotionally exhausted due to the scope of work (P = 0.02) and respondents who belong to the oldest category by age, from 44 to 59 years, value this statement more than younger age groups of respondents. Conclusion: Respondents agree that visits are important for the emotional state of patients during hospitalization, but also that they currently further endanger the medical staff and the patients themselves. Respondents working all three shifts feel that other patients in rooms are not sufficient 8. SUMMARY 38 to meet the social needs of the patients. Visits improve hospitalization of patients and the speed of recovery from certain diseases has been slowed down since the introduction of restrictive measures