Burden of works for infection control nurses related to the COVID-19 pandemic (N=113)
Contents (response scale: 1 for “Very low”- 5 for “Very high”) | M±SD |
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Personal factors | |
Role expectations | 4.24±0.85 |
Excessive workload | 4.65±0.55 |
Psychological pressure at work | 4.59±0.69 |
Responsibility for work | 4.73±0.51 |
Lack of expertise | 3.75±0.95 |
Physical factors | 4.04±0.90 |
Structural and environmental factors | |
Insufficient infection control staffing | 4.36±0.79 |
Inappropriate division of works | 3.64±1.10 |
Lack of integrated computer programs for epidemiological investigations | 4.04±0.88 |
Inefficient infectious disease reporting system | 3.73±1.12 |
Lack of emerging infectious disease response system | 3.88±0.91 |
Lack of facilities and administrative support | 4.11±0.92 |
Lack of cooperation from other departments and staff | 4.03±0.93 |