Health-Related Quality of Life Among Working Nurses in Hong Kong: The Role of Resilience Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Speaker(s)

Wong E, Cheung AWL, Wong AYK, Ma JCH, Sun TKS, Yam CHK, Wong MCY, Miao HY, Yeoh EK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

OBJECTIVES:

As the COVID-19 continues to evolve, a sustainable health workforce is important for providing good quality of care. Resilience is therefore crucial for the individual to empower themselves to face the uncertainty, especially under disease outbreaks. This study aimed to explore if resilience plays a significant role on the Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) under the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong (HK).

METHODS:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January 2022 and March 2022 among nurses including both public and private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in HK. The nurses were recruited through the Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff by email invitation. HRQoL were obtained using the EQ-5D-5L HK and utility index was derived based on the algorithm for local population. The nurses’ self-reported psychological resilience was measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC2). Other demographics such as working department, religion and chronic conditions were also obtained. Tobit regression model was used to explore the association between HRQoL and resilience of the nurses.

RESULTS:

A total of 1,014 nurses participated in the survey and 856 (84.4%) with full-time employment are included in final analysis. Among the 856 full-time working respondents, the overall mean EQ-5D utility and EQ-VAS were 0.90 (SD=0.13) and 75.1 (SD=14.89), respectively. In the multivariate regression analysis, resilience had a positive association with HRQoL (β = 0.048; 95% CI: 0.040-0.057) while chronic conditions and elder age had negative impacts on the HRQoL with all variables (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS:

The HRQoL of full-time working nurses is similar to the HK population norms (0.919). Findings showed a statistically significant association between the HRQoL and resilience, age and health status. It also highlights the importance of resilience with contribution to a better HRQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Code

PCR221

Topic

Clinical Outcomes, Epidemiology & Public Health, Patient-Centered Research

Topic Subcategory

Health State Utilities, Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes, Performance-based Outcomes, Public Health

Disease

No Additional Disease & Conditions/Specialized Treatment Areas