Mattering perception, work engagement and its relation to burnout amongst nurses during coronavirus outbreak

Mohamed, Salwa Ahmed; Hendy, Abdelaziz; Ezzat Mahmoud, Omaima; Mohamed Mohamed, Sayeda

AIM: To assess the mattering perception, feelings of burnout and work engagement amongst nurses during coronavirus outbreak. DESIGN: Cross-sectional research design. METHODS: It conducted at Zagazig fever hospital and chest hospital on 280 nurses. A self-administered questionnaire containing four parts; characteristics, mattering at Work Scale, Burnout scale and Engagement scale. RESULTS: The present study reported that more than half of studied nurses had moderate mattering level and more than one-quarter of them had low mattering. More than two-fifth of studied nurses had moderate level and slight less than one-third of them had low engagement. More than two-fifth of studied nurses had moderate level of burnout, whilst slight less than one-third of them had high burnout, and one-quarter of them had low burnout.