Social Workers of Elderly Care in Hungary

Completed

• Conditions: Burnout, Professional; COVID-19; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT05487157
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pecs

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-04
• Study Start: 2022-11-10
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-30
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social workers's stress, burnout and turnover intention	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Overall Hungary; 🇭🇺 Pécs, Baranya, Hungary