Stress, Stress Management, and Work Performance of Nurses in La Trinidad, Benguet During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Nurses at the frontline of caring for COVID-19 patients might experience mental health challenges and supportive coping strategies are needed to reduce their stress and burnout. This study investigates the nurses’ stress, stress management, and work performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The primary objectives of this study were to determine the differences and correlation of nurses’ stress, stress management, and work performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The researchers gathered data through a questionnaire among 43 respondents via convenience sampling. Twenty-two of which are currently employed in a private Institution, 12 in a public Institution and 9 from the community. This quantitative study was conducted from January to May 2021 utlizing a descriptivecorrelational design. The Pearson correlation analysis was chosen for the treatment of data, including mean, t – test and f-test for equality of variances.

Findings show nurses are more stressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It revealed a significant difference on sex, where females have higher stress than males. Nurses with more years of experience show higher work performance during the pandemic. There is no correlation between stress level and stress management and work performance of nurses.

The researchers recommended for future researchers to increase number of respondents and to evenly distribute in accordance to the variables for equal findings and interpretation. Additionally, explore more variables such as age, civil status, and ward.