Coping mechanism and professional quality of life in northeast Texas EMS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory study

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Anastasia
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Lee Warren
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5928-4026
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T15:47:19Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T15:47:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-10
dc.descriptionArticle originally published in Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 18, 1–8. English. Published online 2021. https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.18.925
dc.description.abstractIntroduction - The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory evaluation of employee professional quality of life and factors associated with it at an emergency medical service (EMS) agency in northeast Texas in the United States. Initially, we intended to evaluate typical day-to-day factors, however we ended up capturing these factors during the unique environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.en_US
dc.description.abstractMethods - We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional survey at an EMS agency in northeast Texas in November 2020. Surveys were web-based and anonymous. They included the ProQOL 5, the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, the Brief Resilience Survey, the RAND Social Support Survey Instrument, the Kessler-6, the Workplace Incivility Scale-Revised, the General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Brief Cope Scale.
dc.description.abstractResults - The survey had a response rate of 19% (38 participants). Findings suggest a positive relationship between utilising religion as a coping mechanism and higher compassion satisfaction. There was also a relationship associated between increased perceived organisational support leading to an increase in compassion satisfaction. The most significant predictors of burnout were two different coping mechanisms. Those who relied more heavily on behavioral disengagement and those who employed humour as a coping mechanism displayed average increased levels of burnout. Finally, those who experienced workplace incivility and those who relied on self-blame as a coping mechanism experienced on average higher levels of secondary traumatic stress.
dc.description.abstractConclusion - This study adds to the limited literature examining coping mechanisms, stress and burnout in EMS personnel. It is also unique for examining how EMS personnel are coping with stress during a prolonged pandemic.
dc.identifier.citationThis is the abstract for an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.18.925. Recommended citation: Miller, A., & Brown, L. (2021). Coping mechanism and professional quality of life in Northeast Texas EMS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory study. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 18, 1–8. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/13189
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33151/ajp.18.925
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.subjectProfessional quality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectPerceived organizational supporten_US
dc.subjectWorkplace incivilityen_US
dc.subjectCoping mechanismen_US
dc.subjectEmergency medical techniciansen_US
dc.titleCoping mechanism and professional quality of life in northeast Texas EMS personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory studyen_US
dc.typeAbstracten_US

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