Study of work-family conflict in nurses and physicians caring for patients with Covid 19: A cross-sectional descriptive study in 2020: An ethical challenge in the medical staff

Many nurses face the challenges of balancing their job and family roles. Today, the corona virus epidemic has become one of the most important causes of concern among the people as well as the World Health Organization. Medical staff are more exposed to work-family conflict due to job conditions such as the number of shifts, hard work and long working hours. The aim of this study was to investigate work-family conflict in nurses and physicians caring for patients with covid 19 in Jahrom city.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2020 on 103 nurses and physicians working in hospitals affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences who were in contact with patients with covid 19. Data collection tools in this study included two questionnaires, demographic information and work-family conflict questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests.

16.5% of nurses and physicians had traveled in the corona and 42.2% of them had attended ethics courses. The mean work-family conflict was 52.75 13 13.96. The level of work-family conflict in the majority of people was below average (48.26%). Among the dimensions of work-family conflict, the level of time-based conflict was above average. However, the level of conflict based on behavior and pressure was lower than average.

Work-family conflict in nurses and physicians caring for patients with Covid 19 in Jahrom city is below average. The information obtained from this study can be a basis for starting further studies and conducting training workshops for members of the medical staff.