Jendela Nursing Journal (JNJ)
Vol 7, No 1 (2023): JUNE 2023

Perception of Risk of Exposure to Covid-19 and Quality of Life for Nurses in the Emergency Room after Booster Vaccination

Diki Ardiansyah (Universitas Jenderal Ahmad Yani)
Balqis Fashila (Universitas Jenderal Ahmad Yani)
Wisdom Rudiyana (Universitas Jenderal Ahmad Yani)
Theresia Avila Kurnia (Poltekkes Kemenkes Mataram)
Muhamad Jauhar (Universitas Muhammadiyah Kudus)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2023

Abstract

Background: nurses' perceptions of risk have an impact on the process of dealing with a pandemic as well as affecting their quality of life in terms of physical health, psychology, social relations, and the environment.Purpose: this study analyzed the relationship between perceptions of the risk of exposure to Covid-19 and the quality of life of nurses in the Emergency Room after booster vaccination.Methods: research using studies cross-sectional by sampling technique total sampling for all emergency room nurses at hospitals in Sukabumi City there were 49 people. The data collection instrument uses a risk perception questionnaire and a questionnaireWorld Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF).Results: the result revealed that51% had high-risk perception and 51% had poor physical health, 63.3% had bad psychological, 57.1% had a bad environment, and 77.6% with good social relations. After doing the testChi-Square significance (α = 0.05), there is a relationship between perceptions of the risk of exposure to Covid-19 with 3 domains of quality of life including physical health (0.032), psychological (0.029), and the environment (0.029). But there is no relationship with the domain of social relations (0.196).Conclusion: Health workers, especially nurses, always have a good coping mechanism during a pandemic. Apart from that, it is hoped that nurses can improve their quality of life, such as maintaining their physical and psychological health to improve the quality of service.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jnj

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Subject

Health Professions Nursing

Description

Jurnal Riset Kesehatan (ISSN 2252-5068) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scientific articles about health sciences covering areas of Nursing. The articles were published on the results of original scientific research (top priority), scientific review article that is new (not a priority), or ...