Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda1,2, María Teresa Moreno-Casbas3, Carmen Fuentelsaz-Gallego4, María Ruzafa-Martinez5. 1. Neonatology Department and Methodology, Quality and Nursing Research Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain. 2. Research Group in Nursing Care (GRECI), Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain. 3. Nursing and Healthcare Research Unit (Investén-isciii), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. 4. Barcelona, Spain. 5. Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Edificio D. Campus de Espinardo, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Abstract
AIM: To detect possible changes in perception of the nurse work environment, job satisfaction and burnout between the years 2009 and 2014 among nurses working in the Spanish National Health System. BACKGROUND: The global economic crisis has had a great impact on nurses in the Spanish National Health Service: tougher working conditions, lower pay and a reduction in social benefits. It is not known whether these changes affect the nurses' work environment, job satisfaction and burnout. METHOD: Comparative, cross-sectional study performed in seven hospitals in the Spanish National Health System between 2009 and 2014, through 1,454 surveys of nurses working in internal medicine, surgery and intensive care. RESULTS: Nurses participating in the second period (2012-2014) were more satisfied with their current job (p = 0.001), perceived their work environment to be more favourable (p < 0.001) and had lower levels of burnout (p < 0.01). Professional factors as 'autonomy at work,' 'opportunities for advancement,' 'professional status' and 'nursing foundations for quality care,' as well as 'collegial nurse-physician relations' and 'nurse participation in hospital affairs' were the most important variables associated with these topics. CONCLUSIONS: Professional factors may influence these changes more than labour conditions and remuneration aspects. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: In times of economic recession, encouraging interpersonal relationships, autonomy and participation in decision-making may improve the work environment, satisfaction and burnout of nurses.
AIM: To detect possible changes in perception of the nurse work environment, job satisfaction and burnout between the years 2009 and 2014 among nurses working in the Spanish National Health System. BACKGROUND: The global economic crisis has had a great impact on nurses in the Spanish National Health Service: tougher working conditions, lower pay and a reduction in social benefits. It is not known whether these changes affect the nurses' work environment, job satisfaction and burnout. METHOD: Comparative, cross-sectional study performed in seven hospitals in the Spanish National Health System between 2009 and 2014, through 1,454 surveys of nurses working in internal medicine, surgery and intensive care. RESULTS: Nurses participating in the second period (2012-2014) were more satisfied with their current job (p = 0.001), perceived their work environment to be more favourable (p < 0.001) and had lower levels of burnout (p < 0.01). Professional factors as 'autonomy at work,' 'opportunities for advancement,' 'professional status' and 'nursing foundations for quality care,' as well as 'collegial nurse-physician relations' and 'nurse participation in hospital affairs' were the most important variables associated with these topics. CONCLUSIONS: Professional factors may influence these changes more than labour conditions and remuneration aspects. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: In times of economic recession, encouraging interpersonal relationships, autonomy and participation in decision-making may improve the work environment, satisfaction and burnout of nurses.
Authors: Nora Suleiman-Martos; Luis Albendín-García; José L Gómez-Urquiza; Keyla Vargas-Román; Lucia Ramirez-Baena; Elena Ortega-Campos; Emilia I De La Fuente-Solana Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-01-19 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda; Albert Sesé-Abad; Laia Lacueva-Pérez; Manuela Domingo-Pozo; Sergio Alonso-Fernandez; Marta Aquilue-Ballarin; Ana Isabel Barcelo-Martinez; Estíbaliz Cristobal-Dominguez; Jesús Bujalance-Hoyos; Consuelo Dossantos-Sanchez; Manuel Angel Pascual-Pascual; Elisabeth Garcia-Arteaga; Maria Galisteo-Gimenez; Gemma Mas-Dalmau; Maria Pilar Heredia-Reina; Silvia Roca-Marti; María Perez Riart; Laura Albornos-Muñoz; Esther Gonzalez-Maria; Juan Carlos Fernández-Domínguez Journal: J Adv Nurs Date: 2020-10-15 Impact factor: 3.057