Workplace and personal factors associated with physical and mental health in hospital nurses in China

Limited research exists on the workplace and personal factors that might be associated with the physical and mental health of nurses working in China. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to examine, in Chinese hospital nurses, the most frequently occurring workplace stressor, the most often u...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2007-06, Vol.9 (2), p.120-126
Main Authors: Lambert, Vickie A., Lambert, Clinton E., Petrini, Marcia, Li, Xiao Mei, Zhang, Yi Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Burnout, Professional - psychology
China
Chinese hospital nurses
coping strategies
demographic characteristics
Female
Health Facility Environment
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Status
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Occupational Health
Organizational Culture
Personality
Personnel Turnover
physical and mental health
psychological hardiness
Risk Factors
Self Care - methods
Self Care - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workload - psychology
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplace - psychology
workplace stress
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Summary:Limited research exists on the workplace and personal factors that might be associated with the physical and mental health of nurses working in China. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to examine, in Chinese hospital nurses, the most frequently occurring workplace stressor, the most often used coping strategy, and the relationships that exist among workplace stressors, coping strategies, psychological hardiness, demographic characteristics, and physical and mental health. Four‐hundred‐and‐eighty hospital nurses from five hospitals in three major Chinese cities were administered five self‐report questionnaires. The findings indicated the most frequently cited workplace stressor was workload, while the most commonly used coping strategy was positive reappraisal. Numerous positive and negative correlations were found, suggesting the importance that workplace stress, coping strategies, psychological hardiness, and demographic characteristics play in relationship to each other, as well as to both the physical and mental health of Chinese nurses.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00316.x