A Quality of Working Life Survey Instrument for Hospital Nurses

Hsu, Ming‐Yi

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“…Previous research has established that the work engagement in healthcare is problematic [5]. Simpson did a systematic literature review related to work engagement in the context of nursing and found 32 papers on the topic, most of which focused on the antecedents and/or consequences of engagement at work [26].…”

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“…However, recent reports by Golay suggests unexpected work and invisible new tasks are being introduced as a result of new technology [4]. Given the work environment problems in healthcare, with a large turnover of especially nurses [5] and recent evidence that suggest digitalisation is experienced as a part of the problem by many healthcare professionals [6,7], it is vital to investigate the effects of automation and digitalisation on work engagement.…”

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The effects of automation of a patient-centric service in primary care on the work engagement and exhaustion of nurses

2020

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Digitalising patient-centric services to address society’s challenges with an ageing population and healthcare provision is by many seen as important. Studying the effects of the digitalisation on the work engagement of the users of the new systems is vital in this context, especially since previous research has established that the work engagement at work in healthcare is problematic. Work engagement is defined as a positive, fulfilling, affective-motivational state of work related well being, as is closely connected to the experience of resources and demands in the work context. These resources can be for example digital support, experienced demands or empowerment whereas exhaustion is connected to work demand in a workplace. This study contributes to knowledge about the effects of digitalisation on work engagement and exhaustion in the context of patient-centred services and eHealth. Contextual interviews were conducted on site for 5 h with nurses using a new chat function and using telephone for medical advice to patients. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with all the nurses participating in this digitalisation project to gather more insights into their work engagement in the two work situations. Results were analysed in different themes of areas affected by the digitalisation in the two overarching themes: job demands and job resources. The results show that the change to a chat function when communicating with advice seekers had connection to work engagement in several ways. The nurses experienced less time pressure and emotional pressure, but also a loss of job control and feedback from colleagues working from home.

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Section: Work Engagementmentioning

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The effects of automation of a patient-centric service in primary care on the work engagement and exhaustion of nurses

2020

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“…It should be noted that working life is an important and meaningful part of personal life so that Hsu citing Frell considered occupation as one of the factors affecting the quality of life[16] because occupational stress is recognized as a very important factor affecting a person's quality of life. [17] Meanwhile, hospitals, as organizations, can seriously exert pressure on clients and especially nurses, which will subsequently have their own physical and psychological effects because nursing profession is inherently stressful and stress can similarly affect the nurses' quality of life and health status.…”

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Health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among nurses in teaching hospitals of Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences

Yusefi

Ebrahim

Bastani

et al. 2019

Iranian J Nursing Midwifery Res

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Background:Health literacy can be considered as a factor affecting healthcare providers' decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among the nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. To this end, 185 nurses from hospitals were selected by stratified random sampling. The data collection instruments included the standardized Health Literacy Questionnaire and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics as well as t test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate linear regression analysis using SPSS23 (α = 5%).Results:The mean scores for health literacy and quality of life were 70.06 (12.98) and 60.86 (17.26), respectively. A significant relationship was observed between the health literacy and quality of life (p <0.001), Access (p = 0.004), reading skills (p = 0.004), understanding (p = 0.016), and application of health information (p = 0.012) as the dimensions of health literacy were identified among the predictors of quality of life. In addition, there was a significant relationship among age (r = 0.22, p = 0.008), work experience (r = 0.27, p = 0.002), and employment relationship (F = 3.89, p = 0.005) and the mean score for nurses' health literacy status.Conclusions:A significant relationship was observed between health literacy and quality of life in nurses. Healthcare policy-makers are suggested to take measures to develop programs on promoting health literacy and related skills to improve the status of quality of life among nurses.

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“…Previous research has established that the work environment for nurses in health care is problematic (Hsu, 2016). Alarming research shows that among young nurses, every fifth nurse strongly intended to leave the profession five years after graduation, and the intention was associated with levels of burnout (Rudman et al, 2014).…”

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What Brings Women Into Ehealth? Women's Career Trajectories in Digital Transformations in Healthcare

Cajander¹,

Corneliussen²,

Myreteg³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on E-Health (EH2020)

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Digital transformation of health care services is addressed world-wide in order to more efficiently meet the patients' information and health care needs. However, little is known about the people working with this transformation, where two traditionally gendered fields meet; health care and IT. While work with digitalization generally is dominated by men, digitalization of health care services involves a large number of women. This case study explores the career trajectories of women working with the digital transformation of eHealth services. Who are the women in this eHealth project, and how did they come to working with this digital transformation? The analysis shows different types of trajectories that brought the women into eHealth transformations: The first illustrating women who were pushed into working with eHealth by their job descriptions, the second showing women using eHealth as an escape route from something else, and the last trajectory showing how women stumbled across eHealth and decided to stay on. This has implications for the educational system, and points to the need for being able to study computer science later in life. It also calls for a better understanding of what drives women in transformation processes.

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A Quality of Working Life Survey Instrument for Hospital Nurses

Abstract: The information obtained using the questionnaire may improve workplace audit outcomes, promote occupational health, and improve service quality.

Cited by 13 publications

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The effects of automation of a patient-centric service in primary care on the work engagement and exhaustion of nurses

The effects of automation of a patient-centric service in primary care on the work engagement and exhaustion of nurses

Health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among nurses in teaching hospitals of Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences

What Brings Women Into Ehealth? Women's Career Trajectories in Digital Transformations in Healthcare

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