Rosa García-Sierra1, Jordi Fernández-Castro2, Fermín Martínez-Zaragoza3. 1. Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa (Barcelona), España; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus Bellaterra, Cerdanyola (Barcelona), España. Electronic address: rgarcias@cst.cat. 2. Stress and Health Research Group, Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus Bellaterra, Cerdanyola (Barcelona), España. 3. Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante), España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify common issues of nurses with high engagement to enable us to develop the construct as it applies to nursing in more depth. METHOD: Based on the constructivist paradigm and with a phenomenological approach, a qualitative content analysis was conducted using an inductive approach. Participants were nurses working in direct care in different healthcare areas. The sample size was determined by data saturation and 15 participants were interviewed. RESULTS: The units of meaning were grouped into 11 subcategories, and then into 7 categories termed vigour, dedication, reward, autonomy, social support, conciliation and attributes of nurses. Then these categories were grouped into 3 major themes: job characteristics, characteristics of organizations, and individual characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Having high engagement does not mean ignoring the negative aspects of work and organizations. Nurses who maintain high engagement are also affected by the negative aspects, however the assessment of positive aspects such as enjoying the work, the meaning of being a nurse, reward and autonomy enable the process of depletion of engagement to be overcome. In view of the findings, we propose reconceptualising the construct, taking the features of nursing into account.
OBJECTIVE: To identify common issues of nurses with high engagement to enable us to develop the construct as it applies to nursing in more depth. METHOD: Based on the constructivist paradigm and with a phenomenological approach, a qualitative content analysis was conducted using an inductive approach. Participants were nurses working in direct care in different healthcare areas. The sample size was determined by data saturation and 15 participants were interviewed. RESULTS: The units of meaning were grouped into 11 subcategories, and then into 7 categories termed vigour, dedication, reward, autonomy, social support, conciliation and attributes of nurses. Then these categories were grouped into 3 major themes: job characteristics, characteristics of organizations, and individual characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Having high engagement does not mean ignoring the negative aspects of work and organizations. Nurses who maintain high engagement are also affected by the negative aspects, however the assessment of positive aspects such as enjoying the work, the meaning of being a nurse, reward and autonomy enable the process of depletion of engagement to be overcome. In view of the findings, we propose reconceptualising the construct, taking the features of nursing into account.
Keywords:
Enfermeras; Engagement en el trabajo; Investigación cualitativa; Nurses; Professional burnout; Qualitative research; Síndrome de estar quemado; Work engagement
Authors: María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes; José Jesús Gázquez Linares; María Del Mar Molero Jurado; María Del Mar Simón Márquez; África Martos Martínez Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2020-01-07 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: África Martos Martínez; María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes; María Del Mar Molero Jurado; María Del Mar Simón Márquez; Ana Belén Barragán Martín; José Jesús Gázquez Linares Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-13 Impact factor: 3.390