How Daily Obstacles Affect Frontline Healthcare Professionals’ Mental Health during Omicron: A Daily Diary Study of Handwashing Behavior

Nazeer Hussain Khan, Sajid Hassan, Sher Bahader, Sidra Fatima, Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Zaidi, Razia Virk, Kexin Jiang and Enshe Jiang
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Nazeer Hussain Khan: School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Sajid Hassan: Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Sher Bahader: Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Sidra Fatima: University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Zaidi: Department of Applied Psychology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Razia Virk: Department of Bio-Sciences, University Wah, Rawalpindi 47040, Pakistan
Kexin Jiang: Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Enshe Jiang: Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-18

Abstract: Based on coping theory, the current research examines how and why COVID-19 phobia affects frontline healthcare professionals’ mental health, as well as their burnout and work-related stress. We focused on the mediating role of burnout and work-related stress in this study. In the current study, we also examined the moderating influence of healthcare professionals’ handwashing behavior using the Hayes Process model. We employed a daily diary approach to collect data from respondents in Pakistan’s frontline healthcare professionals ( n = 79, 79 × 10 = 790) who were directly treating COVID-19 patients during the omicron wave. According to the findings of the study, COVID-19 phobia significantly disturbs healthcare professionals’ mental health, as well as significantly strengthens burnout and work-related stress. The findings also demonstrated that burnout significantly negatively influences mental health. The mediation influence of burnout and work-related stress in the association between COVID-19 phobia and mental health has shown to be significant. The moderation analysis revealed that high handwashing behavior significantly buffers the negative impact of COVID-19 phobia, as well as the adverse effect of burnout on healthcare professionals’ mental health. Moreover, our findings have theoretical and managerial implications, as well as new research directions for scholars to understand the adverse impact of daily obstacles on professionals’ (nurses and doctors, etc.) mental health and work performance, as well as issues based on resource conversation philosophy.

Keywords: COVID-19 phobia; burnout; work-related stress; mental health; handwashing behavior; omicron wave (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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