Abstract
Aim: To investigate the factors affecting nurse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by considering the patient characteristics and ward characteristics. Background: Nurse health-related quality of life is an important health outcome, and should be promoted for quality nursing care. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on nurses who work in general acute care wards in three university hospitals in metropolitan Japan. Multilevel analysis was conducted to investigate possible factors related to nurse health-related quality of life. Result: Nurses who worked at a ward had a significantly lower physical health score (β = -0.13, P < 0.01). These nurses had a higher ratio of patients who could not understand medical instructions, had cognitive disabilities, or required assistance with activities of daily living (ADL). The number of beds was the only factor significantly related to mental health status of nurses (β = 0.19, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Work conditions that sustain nurse health should take into account not only the number of nurses, but also patient characteristics. Further large-scale studies are needed in order to investigate the effect of hospital characteristics on nurse health-related quality of life. Implications for nursing management: Increasing the number of nurses' aides and delegating assistance with ADL to them could support nurse health-related quality of life in the acute care setting. Copyright
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 775-783 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of nursing management |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Sept 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Health status
- Health-related quality of life
- Nurses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Leadership and Management
