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Article

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Engagement of UK Active Employees

by
Macarena Romero-Martín
1,
Juan Gómez-Salgado
2,3,*,
Miriam Alcaide-Carrasco
4,
Lucas Rodríguez-Jiménez
5,
Mónica Ortega-Moreno
6,
Daniel López-López
7 and
Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
2,3
1
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
2
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
3
Safety and Health Postgraduate Programme, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil 092301, Ecuador
4
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Yeovil BA21 4AT, UK
5
Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London NW3 2QG, UK
6
Department of Economy, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
7
Research Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2022, 10(7), 1226; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071226
Submission received: 8 June 2022 / Revised: 22 June 2022 / Accepted: 27 June 2022 / Published: 30 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Direct and Indirect Effects of the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health: Second Edition)
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Abstract

The objective of this investigation was to describe the work engagement perceived by UK workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample included 1085 participants, aged 18 years and older, living in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, who were active workers. Data were collected using an online questionnaire and the UWES-9. They were analysed using descriptive statistics, a t-test for equality of means or ANOVA, and the Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection method. The mean value in the UWES-9 was 3.46 (SD = 1.11). Participants with lower satisfaction (21.8%) gave significantly low or very low UWES-9 scores in 58.5% of the cases. Greater work engagement was obtained with more resources and less conflict, risk, and stress. In cases where there had been contact with COVID-19, this was associated with slightly lower levels of work engagement. These results could motivate and guide companies to adopt risk prevention measures and protocols to return to normal working conditions after the initial crisis phase of the pandemic.
Keywords: work engagement; work environment; COVID-19; pandemic work engagement; work environment; COVID-19; pandemic

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Romero-Martín, M.; Gómez-Salgado, J.; Alcaide-Carrasco, M.; Rodríguez-Jiménez, L.; Ortega-Moreno, M.; López-López, D.; Ruiz-Frutos, C. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Engagement of UK Active Employees. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071226

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Romero-Martín M, Gómez-Salgado J, Alcaide-Carrasco M, Rodríguez-Jiménez L, Ortega-Moreno M, López-López D, Ruiz-Frutos C. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Engagement of UK Active Employees. Healthcare. 2022; 10(7):1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071226

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Romero-Martín, Macarena, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Miriam Alcaide-Carrasco, Lucas Rodríguez-Jiménez, Mónica Ortega-Moreno, Daniel López-López, and Carlos Ruiz-Frutos. 2022. "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Engagement of UK Active Employees" Healthcare 10, no. 7: 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071226

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Romero-Martín, M., Gómez-Salgado, J., Alcaide-Carrasco, M., Rodríguez-Jiménez, L., Ortega-Moreno, M., López-López, D., & Ruiz-Frutos, C. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Engagement of UK Active Employees. Healthcare, 10(7), 1226. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071226

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