| Document ID (ISN) | 111971 |
| CIS number |
11-0656 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wu S.Y., Li H.Y., Tian J., Zhu W., Li J., Wang X.R. |
| Title |
Health-related quality of life and its main related factors among nurses in China |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2011, Vol.49, No.2, p.158-165. 45 ref. |
| Internet access |
Health-related_quality.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
The present study is to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and analyze the effect of occupational stress, job burnout and coping resource on the HRQOL among nurses in China. A total of 1,012 nurses were recruited from eight hospitals of two provinces in 2008. Data on HRQOL, burnout, occupational stressors, personal strain and coping resources were obtained by means of questionnaires. HRQOL in the nurses was lower than that in the general population. Occupational stressors, personal strain and job burnout correlated negatively with the HRQOL while coping resources was positively related to the HRQOL. Among the predictive factors for HRQOL, occupational stressors (indicated by role insufficiency and physical environment), personal strain (indicated by physical strain and psychological strain), job burnout (indicated by emotional exhaustion and professional efficacy), length of work hours (≥10h per day), diet irregularity and age were the main risk factors for HRQOL, while recreation and self-care were the main protective factors for HRQOL. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
China; state of health; mental health; women; hospitals; nursing personnel; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
work efficiency; conditions of work; hours of work; Burnout; depressive neurosis; psychology of work organization; cross-sectional study; age-linked differences; stress factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Psychology and sociology
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Mental stress and burnout
Women
Psychology of work organization
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