Gender differences in burnout among US nurse leaders during COVID-19 pandemic: an online cross-sectional survey study

Objectives
Among nurse leaders, gender should receive particular attention, because life and work experiences and burnout during COVID-19 pandemic may vary between women and men, potentially requiring different strategies to achieve well-being. Thus, information about gender differences in burnout might be critical to burnout prevention in nurse leaders. Additionally, there has been a substantial call for attention to gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting a concern that responses to the pandemic that fail to consider gender differences and norms will be ineffective. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to examine personal burnout, client burnout and work-related burnout of nurse leaders while considering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and work-life balance through a gender lens.

Design
A cross-sectional study design was implemented in 2023 using a convenience sampling approach.

Setting
Data on personal burnout, work-related burnout, client burnout, work-life balance and COVID-19 impact were collected electronically and assessed through a gender lens.

Participants
A sample of 210 nurse leaders filled out the online surveys that were posted on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and on Facebook.

Conclusion
Females had significantly higher personal burnout than males (mean 56.2 vs 49.3, F=5.853, p=0.019). Males had significantly higher client-related burnout than females (mean 45.3 vs 34.8, F=7.014, p=0.008). Findings demonstrate the importance of addressing gender when examining how nurse leaders react to different factors leading to burnout. In employing a gender lens framework, future researchers might study how the pressures that working men and women nurse leaders face were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. To support nurse leaders in executing their roles, there is a need to widen the scope of conversations about including family-friendly policies and attention to the needs of men and women as nurse leaders. These policies might include but are not limited to paid childcare, flexible time off, access to paid time off and mandatory overtime laws.

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Novembre 2024

Pain during prolonged sitting in subjects with patellofemoral pain in Dutch physical therapy clinics: an online questionnaire-based analysis

Objectives
This study aimed to describe (1) differences between subjects with patellofemoral pain (PFP) with and without pain during prolonged sitting (PDPS), (2) minimum knee flexion angle and time to onset/disappearance of PDPS and (3) differences between those with PDPS at smaller/greater flexion angles and with fast/slow onset and disappearance of PDPS.

Design
Patient-reported online questionnaire.

Setting
Private physical therapy clinics in the Netherlands between May 2021 and March 2023.

Participants
87 participants (61 (70%) females, mean age 22.0 years (IQR 4.0), body mass index 23.1 (4.7)).

Outcome measures
Visual Analogue Scale for worst pain (VAS-W) and sitting pain (VAS-W sitting), the Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS), knee flexion angle to provoke PDPS and time to onset/disappearance of PDPS.

Results
63 of 87 (72%) participants reported PDPS. Participants with PDPS experienced bilateral symptoms of PFP more frequently (71% vs 46%, p=0.44) and scored 12 points lower on the AKPS (p

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Novembre 2024