Work related burnout syndrome, information satisfaction, and concern of safety among Greek nurses during the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak

Field and questions	Not at all satisfied (1)	Slightly satisfied (2)	Moderately satisfied (3)	Very satisfied (4)	Completely satisfied (5)	Mean Score	SD
Satisfaction with
1. The COVID-19 information provided at workplace	31.2	36.5	22.3	9.0	1.0	2.12^*	0.99
2. The information of implementing the COVID-19 protocols	32.6	35.9	20.3	10.0	1.3	2.13	1.02
3. PPE	60.5	25.6	10.6	3.0	0.3	1.57	0.82
4. Overall self-efficacy of treating COVID-19 confirmed cases	32.6	38.5	23.6	4.7	0.7	2.02	0.90
Total Satisfaction Score						1.96	0.77

Items	n	%
Gender
Male	58	19.3
Female	243	80.7
Age, years, (40.8 ± 9.3, SD = 20.62)
<40	130	43.2
40+	171	56.8
Marital status
Married or living with a partner	172	57.1
Single/divorced	129	42.9
Children
Yes	184	61.1
Level of education
Diploma	49	16.3
Bachelor degree	135	44.8
Postgraduate	117	38.9
Working experience (years)
0–5	80	26.6
6–10	31	10.3
11–15	43	14.3
16–20	55	18.3
21–25	35	11.6
26–30	43	14.3
30+	14	4.7
Type of hospital
Public	171	56.9
Public specialized hospital	22	7.3
University hospital	60	19.9
Private	48	15.9
Departments
Blood bank	5	1.7
Radiology	3	1
Anesthesia	17	5.6
Laboratories	4	1.3
Wards	95	31.6
Critical care unit	47	15.6
Pediatric intensive care unit	5	1.7
Kidney dialysis unit	10	3.3
Out-patient clinic	3	1
Emergency department	40	13.3
Operation theater	20	6.6
Other	52	17.3
Professional position
Auxiliary nurse	41	13.6
Registered nurse	230	76.4
Nurse manager	25	8.3
Director	5	1.7

Items	Score of satisfaction, r-Pearson (P value)	Concern
Gender (1: men, 2: women)	−0.060 (0.300)	−0.090 (0.118)
Age (years)	−0.008 (0.886)	−0.022 (0.707)
Marital status (1: married/living with a partner, 2: single/divorced)	0.059 (0.310)	−0.148 (0.010)
Children (number)	0.073 (0.206)	−0.103 (0.826)
Level of education (1: diploma, 2: bachelor degree, 3: postgraduate studies)	0.137 (0.017)	0.037 (0.527)
Working experience (years)	0.012 (0.837)	0.030 (0.606)
Professional position (1: auxiliary nurse, 2: registered nurse, 3: nurse manager, 4: nurse director)	0.114 (0.049)	0.123 (0.033)

Prognostic factors	Burnout Scale^a

	First model		Second model

	β (95% CIs)	P value	β (95% CIs)	P value
Gender (1: men, 2: women)	0.54 (−0.84, 1.91)	0.442	0.59 (−0.74, 1.93)	0.384
Age	0.06 (−0.05, 0.16)	0.296	0.07 (−0.04, 0.17)	0.203
Marital status (1: married/living with a partner, 2: single/divorced)	−0.89 (−2.02, 0.24)	0.130	−0.51 (−1.62, 0.59)	0.364
Level of education (1: diploma, 2: university, 3: postgraduate studies)	−0.01 (−0.88, 0.86)	0.982	0.08 (−0.46, 0.63)	0.846
Working experience (years)	−0.04 (−0.54, 0.47)	0.884	−0.08 (−0.57, 0.41)	0.748
Professional position (1: auxiliary nurse, 2: registered nurse, 3: nurse manager, 4: nurse director)	−0.42 (−1.46, 0.62)	0.429	−0.20 (−1.21, 0.81)	0.702
Total Information Satisfaction Score – COVID-19^b	−1.32 (−2.01, −0.63)	<0.001
Total Concern Score – COVID-19^c	0.83 (0.20, 1.46)	0.01
R² adjusted	0.003	0.072

Concern	Never (1)	Rarely (2)	Sometimes (3)	Often (4)	Always (5)	Mean Score	SD
I am afraid of
1. Being infected from COVID-19	5.6	32.6	37.9	14.0	10.0	2.90^*	1.04
2. Transmitting the virus to my family/friends	1.7	7.3	36.2	18.3	36.5	3.81	1.07
3. Being self-isolated due to infection	28.6	32.9	24.6	8.3	5.6	2.30	1.34
4. Transmitting the virus to my colleagues	4.7	17.3	37.2	19.9	20.9	3.35	1.13
5. Transmitting the virus to my patients	4.3	8.3	38.9	20.3	28.2	3.60	1.11
Total Concern Score						3.19	0.85