Jacob González-Gancedo1,2,3,4, Elena Fernández-Martínez5,6, María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego1,2,7,8. 1. Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute (IMIBIC) Group-GA 2, Córdoba, Spain. 2. Multidisciplinary Group of Integral Cares (GIMCI), Córdoba, Spain. 3. Nursing Department, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. 4. A&E Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (HCUV), Valladolid, Spain. 5. Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Universidad de León, León, Spain. 6. SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Universidad de León, León, Spain. 7. Nursing Department, Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain. 8. Reina Sofía University Hospital (HURS), Córdoba, Spain.
Abstract
AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To describe relations among health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in Spanish nurses working in a public hospital. BACKGROUND: It has been established that nursing staff health affects the quality of their work and is associated with job satisfaction, work engagement and different job features. Understanding the relationships among these variables could provide useful information to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses. DESIGN: A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational and comparative study was performed between January-April 2016. This research adheres to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guideline. METHODS: A total of 926 nurses were requested to complete an online questionnaire. Nurses on sick leave or in period of unpaid leave during data collection were excluded. The final study population reached 392 nurses. The online survey was fully completed by 373 nurses. General health, job satisfaction and work engagement were measured. Tools used were as follows: sociodemographic questions, the General Health Questionnaire, the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. RESULTS: Significant correlations among general health, job satisfaction and work engagement were found. Specifically, general health levels were negatively correlated with job satisfaction and work engagement subscales. Job features with influence on these constructs were the type of shift, type of contract, type of service, salary, type of continuous formation and having a specialty/profile. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that job-related features affect job satisfaction, general health and work engagement. The organisation should make interventions over these features to increase job satisfaction and work engagement levels, since they are relevant for nursing staff health and patient security. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The analysis of the relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses could offer a basis to design preventive programmes to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses.
AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To describe relations among health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in Spanish nurses working in a public hospital. BACKGROUND: It has been established that nursing staff health affects the quality of their work and is associated with job satisfaction, work engagement and different job features. Understanding the relationships among these variables could provide useful information to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses. DESIGN: A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational and comparative study was performed between January-April 2016. This research adheres to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guideline. METHODS: A total of 926 nurses were requested to complete an online questionnaire. Nurses on sick leave or in period of unpaid leave during data collection were excluded. The final study population reached 392 nurses. The online survey was fully completed by 373 nurses. General health, job satisfaction and work engagement were measured. Tools used were as follows: sociodemographic questions, the General Health Questionnaire, the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. RESULTS: Significant correlations among general health, job satisfaction and work engagement were found. Specifically, general health levels were negatively correlated with job satisfaction and work engagement subscales. Job features with influence on these constructs were the type of shift, type of contract, type of service, salary, type of continuous formation and having a specialty/profile. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that job-related features affect job satisfaction, general health and work engagement. The organisation should make interventions over these features to increase job satisfaction and work engagement levels, since they are relevant for nursing staff health and patient security. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The analysis of the relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses could offer a basis to design preventive programmes to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses.
Authors: Deisy Bernales-Turpo; Roy Quispe-Velasquez; Diony Flores-Ticona; Jacksaint Saintila; Percy G Ruiz Mamani; Salomón Huancahuire-Vega; Mardel Morales-García; Wilter C Morales-García Journal: J Prim Care Community Health Date: 2022 Jan-Dec
Authors: Felix Alexander Neumann; Elisabeth Rohwer; Natascha Mojtahedzadeh; Nataliya Makarova; Albert Nienhaus; Volker Harth; Matthias Augustin; Stefanie Mache; Birgit-Christiane Zyriax Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-11-18 Impact factor: 3.390