Professional quality of life and resilience in pre-hospital emergency technicians during COVID-19 in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Yasser Fatahi; Roohangiz Norouzinia; Maryam  Aghabarary

doi:10.18502/jmehm.v15i15.11573

Yasser Fatahi MSc student of Emergency Nursing, Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Roohangiz Norouzinia Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
Maryam Aghabarary Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i15.11573

Keywords: Professional quality of life; Resilience; Emergency medical services; Iran; COVID-19.

Abstract

The professional quality of life of pre-hospital emergency technicians has been adversely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study was performed to investigate the professional quality of life and resilience and their relationships in pre-hospital emergency technicians of Kermanshah Province, Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted on 412 pre-hospital emergency technicians in Kermanshah Province in 2020 using the census method. Data collection tools were the Stamm Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Emergency Medical Services Resilience scale.

Pre-hospital emergency technicians experienced moderate levels of
the professional quality of life dimensions and high/acceptable
levels of resilience. There was a significant correlation between
resilience and the dimensions of the professional quality of life.
The results of the regression test showed that resilience had a significant effect on all three components of the professional quality of life. Therefore, the use of resilience enhancement strategies is recommended to improve the professional quality of life of pre-hospital emergency technicians.