Ingrid Dackert1. 1. Culture and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden. ingrid.dackert@mah.se
Abstract
AIMS: To investigate the impact of team climate in providing support for innovation on well-being and stress and to explore whether well-being is a mediating variable between team climate and negative stress. BACKGROUND: The well-being of the nursing staff needs to be improved in elderly care as well as the quality of the care. Team work may be a way of addressing both needs. METHOD: A questionnaire was completed by auxiliary nurses and nurses' aides (n = 329) within elderly care in Sweden. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships among team climate, well-being and stress. RESULTS: The perceived team climate has a significant positive correlation with well-being and a significant negative correlation with stress reactions. The structural equation modelling suggested that well-being is a mediating variable between team climate and stress. CONCLUSION: A better team climate providing support for innovation may increase well-being and decrease stress reactions among nursing staff. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Interventions that improve the team climate and provide support for innovation may increase the possibilities for growth and self-actualization of the employees that, in turn, make them more qualified to deal with stress.
AIMS: To investigate the impact of team climate in providing support for innovation on well-being and stress and to explore whether well-being is a mediating variable between team climate and negative stress. BACKGROUND: The well-being of the nursing staff needs to be improved in elderly care as well as the quality of the care. Team work may be a way of addressing both needs. METHOD: A questionnaire was completed by auxiliary nurses and nurses' aides (n = 329) within elderly care in Sweden. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships among team climate, well-being and stress. RESULTS: The perceived team climate has a significant positive correlation with well-being and a significant negative correlation with stress reactions. The structural equation modelling suggested that well-being is a mediating variable between team climate and stress. CONCLUSION: A better team climate providing support for innovation may increase well-being and decrease stress reactions among nursing staff. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Interventions that improve the team climate and provide support for innovation may increase the possibilities for growth and self-actualization of the employees that, in turn, make them more qualified to deal with stress.
Authors: Anna Laine; Maritta Välimäki; Eliisa Löyttyniemi; Virve Pekurinen; Mauri Marttunen; Minna Anttila Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2019-03-01 Impact factor: 5.428
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