Social Workers of Elderly Care in Hungary

In our Research the goal is to examine the level of stress and burnout among social care workers and their causes and effects after COVID-19 pandemic. We would like to examine the migration from work trend and its socio-demographic causes in the light of COVID-19 pandemic among social care workers in Hungary. We would like to analyze the extent of stress and burnout at work after COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the resulting turnover intentions in Hungary among social care workers. Our goal is to validate on hungarian population the Turnover Intention Scale (TIS-6), to measure fluctuation and migration.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Professional Burnout, Psychological COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stress, Psychological Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Overall Hungary

Pécs, Baranya, Hungary

About this study

A number of stress factors have been identified that affect nurses' burnout and job change, but there is little domestic research on the topic among social workers in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic.

As a result of our research, we expect that higher fear of COVID-19 is associated with lower job satisfaction, increased workplace anxiety, burnout, and increased turnover intentions.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Social workers in Hungary, who are actively employed,
18 years of age or older
working in the field of elderly care.

Exclusion criteria

people, who do not have an active employment
currently have no job
working online
non-professional staff working in social care (eg. cleaning, maintenance)

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Social workers's stress, burnout and turnover intention

Time frame: Day 1

Measure the level of stress, burnout and turnover intention after COVID-19 Pandemic
Social workers's stress, burnout and turnover intention

Time frame: Day 1

Validate on hungarian population the Turnover Intention Scale (TIS-6), to measure fluctuation and migration.

The 6-question version of the TIS questionnaire evaluates the answers on a 5-point Likert Scale. The midpoint of the scale is 18 (3 x 6). If the total score is below 18 then the it indicates a desire to stay. If the scores are above 18 it indicates a desire to leave the organisation. The minimum a person can get is 6 (6 x 1) and the maximum is 30 (5 x 6). No item scores need to be reflected (reverse scored) for the TIS-6.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pecs

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Registry information

Official study title

Social Workers of Elderly Care in Hungary- Investigation of Workplace Conditions- Workplace Stress, Burnout and Turnover Intention After the Covid-19 Pandemic

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Aug 4, 2022
Registry last updated: Mar 30, 2025

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