The effect of the COVID-19 social distancing measures on Turkish women's mental well-being and burnout levels: A cross-sectional study.

Publisher: Blackwell Pub Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 101140527 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1447-0349 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14458330 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Ment Health Nurs

Publication: Carlton, Vic. : Wiley-Blackwell : Blackwell Pub.
Original Publication: Carlton, Vic. : Blackwell Pub., c2002-

Burnout, Professional*/epidemiology ; Burnout, Professional*/psychology ; COVID-19*/prevention & control; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Burnout, Psychological ; Child ; Communicable Disease Control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Middle Aged ; Pandemics ; Physical Distancing ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Turkey/epidemiology ; Young Adult

Lockdown and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic increase women's responsibilities and influence their mental health. This study aimed to assess the effect of COVID-19 social distancing measures on mental well-being and burnout levels of women using an online cross-sectional survey in Turkey. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, The Burnout Measure, and Sociodemographic form were used in this study. All analyses were performed on a sample of 438 women aged between 18 and 65. The mean score of mental well-being was 47.86 (SD = 10.04) and the mean score of burnout was 3.86 (SD = 1.16). Being younger than 30 years old (t = 2.14, P = 0.033), having undergraduate education or above (F = 5.09, P = 0.007), part-time working (F = 5.39, P = 0.005), attending to school (t = 2.68, P = 0.008), having COVID-19 symptoms (t = 6.01, P < 0.001), and perceiving spousal emotional support (F = 3.47, P = 0.016) were the factors associated with high burnout. Being older than 30 years old (z = -3.11, P = 0.002), full time working (H = 11.96, P = 0.003), not attending to school (z = -2.09, P = 0.036), perceiving spousal emotional (H = 13.22, P = 0.004), or social (H = 13.11, P = 0.004) support were the factors associated with higher mental well-being. Age (β = -0.03, P = 0.001), having two or more children (β = 0.42, P = 0.015), and perceiving COVID-19 symptoms (β = -0.73, P < 0.001) were the predictors of women's burnout. This study shows that mental well-being and burnout levels of women in Turkey have been considerably affected as a result of social distancing measures taken with the first wave of the pandemic. Findings signal the immediate need for targeted mental health nursing interventions. Therefore, technology-based mental health support programmes are recommended to be designed and utilized by mental health nurses.
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Keywords: COVID-19; burnout; mental well-being; social distancing; women

Date Created: 20220425 Date Completed: 20220706 Latest Revision: 20220716

20231215

PMC9111787

10.1111/inm.13009

35466490