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Volume 12, Issue 2 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics- In Press - 2024)
Iran J Ergon 2024, 12(2): 0-0 |
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Research code: 00s92
Ethics code: IR.AJUMS.REC.1400,634.
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Sadeghian M, Akbari A, Yazdi M. Investigating the cognitive ability of nurses after working in the Infectious department of the hospital. Iran J Ergon 2024; 12 (2)
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1- Department of Occupational health, Faculty of Health, Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2- Department of Biostatistics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Prevention of Non communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- Department of Biostatistics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Institute of Prevention of Non communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Background and Objectives: High workload, shift work, risk of disease, and mental workload caused by the possibility of transmitting it to others can create challenging and stressful situations for nurses. This study examined the cognitive performance of nurses, before and after working in these wards of infectious covid-19 to understand the potential effects.
Methods: 250 nurses from hospitals in Ahvaz city, in 2020, who had more than 2 years of work experience and had not worked in departments that were in direct contact with patients with COVID-19, were included in the study. The participants were asked to complete the cognitive ability assessment questionnaire before starting to work in the COVID-19 departments and after two months of their work. The results before and after work in the hospital's COVID-19 wards were compared using paired t-tests.
Results: The cognitive ability score after working in the health care system of COVID-19 decreased significantly (mean difference ± standard deviation: 23.92±12.00, p<0.001). The scores of all cognitive ability subscales except social cognition (mean difference ± standard deviation: 3.03 ± 2.43, p < 0.001) also decreased after working in the COVID-19 wards.
Conclusion: Working in the infectious wards of COVID-19 leads to a decrease in the cognitive abilities of nurses. Since the weakening of nurses' cognitive ability has a significant role in the quality of patient care measures, it is necessary to prioritize measures to improve their working conditions in order to improve cognitive abilities.
Methods: 250 nurses from hospitals in Ahvaz city, in 2020, who had more than 2 years of work experience and had not worked in departments that were in direct contact with patients with COVID-19, were included in the study. The participants were asked to complete the cognitive ability assessment questionnaire before starting to work in the COVID-19 departments and after two months of their work. The results before and after work in the hospital's COVID-19 wards were compared using paired t-tests.
Results: The cognitive ability score after working in the health care system of COVID-19 decreased significantly (mean difference ± standard deviation: 23.92±12.00, p<0.001). The scores of all cognitive ability subscales except social cognition (mean difference ± standard deviation: 3.03 ± 2.43, p < 0.001) also decreased after working in the COVID-19 wards.
Conclusion: Working in the infectious wards of COVID-19 leads to a decrease in the cognitive abilities of nurses. Since the weakening of nurses' cognitive ability has a significant role in the quality of patient care measures, it is necessary to prioritize measures to improve their working conditions in order to improve cognitive abilities.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Cognitive Ergonomics
Received: 2024/07/23 | Accepted: 2024/07/31 | ePublished: 2024/07/31
Received: 2024/07/23 | Accepted: 2024/07/31 | ePublished: 2024/07/31
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