Fatigue as a mediator of the relationship between quality of life and mental health problems in hospital nurses

Bazazan, Ahmad; Dianat, Iman; Mombeini, Zohreh; Aynehchi, Aydin; Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.042

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“…The most notable finding from this study is that active nurses were less fatigued, had lower levels of stress, better mental health, and lower levels of occ-± 58. minutes of light intensity physical activity per day. This is similar to research conducted by Church et al[47], which suggested that, on average, those in the health services occupation average 2.5 required overtime often increase nurses' fatigue[30,52]. Active participants, however, were less fatigued than inactive participants.…”

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Nurses’ physical activity exploratory study: Caring for you so you can care for others

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Adams

2021

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BACKGROUND: Nurses report the greatest stress of all health care workers. Although physical activity (PA) is associated with health benefits among other populations, nurses have stressors that other occupations do not typically encounter. It is important for nurses to identify techniques for stress management since stressors negatively impact their health and patient care. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the relationship between PA levels and physical, mental, and occupational health among nurses. METHODS: Nurses (N = 62) completed measures of anthropometrics, demographics, and domains of physical, mental, and occupational health. Pearson correlations determined the relationship between PA and measures health along with the relationship between PA and health among active versus inactive nurses. RESULTS: Fatigue was significantly correlated with moderate-to-vigorous PA (r = –0.27, p < 0.05). Relationships were found between mental health and light and moderate intensity PA (r = 0.40, p < 0.001; r = 0.30, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Stress is prevalent among nurses and negatively impacts a nurse’s health along with patient care. Findings suggest health benefits associated with PA among nurses. PA interventions among nurses may be needed to fully see the effects of PA on physical, mental, and occupational health, and ultimately patient health and safety.

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Nurses’ physical activity exploratory study: Caring for you so you can care for others

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“…Many of these poor outcomes are either directly or indirectly related to the requirements of their work, including physical and emotional demands and a lack of adequate rest periods. Similar studies have found that health care workers are particularly vulnerable to fatigue and sleep-related disorders and that fatigue can have an important mediating effect between quality of life and mental health [13,22]. Given these findings, it is important that caregivers are adequately supported by their employers to ensure that they can provide the best care, and preventing SWD and the deleterious effects of shift work is a shared responsibly between caregivers and employers.…”

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Exploring the role of shift work in the self-reported health and wellbeing of long-term and assisted-living professional caregivers in Alberta, Canada

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Background Numerous studies have found negative outcomes between shift work and physical, emotional, and mental health. Many professional caregivers are required to work shifts outside of the typical 9 am to 5 pm workday. Here, we explore whether shift work affects the health and wellbeing of long-term care (LTC) and assisted-living (AL) professional caregivers. Method The Caring for Professional Caregivers research study was conducted across 39 LTC and AL facilities in Alberta, Canada. Of the 1385 questionnaires distributed, 933 surveys (67.4%) were returned completed. After identifying 49 questions that significantly explained variances in the reported health status of caregivers, we examined whether there was a relationship between these questions and reported health status of caregivers working night shifts. Results We found significant differences between responses from those working different shifts across six of seven domains, including physical health, health conditions, mental/emotional health, quality of life, and health behaviors. In particular, we found that night shift caregivers were more likely to report incidents of poor heath (i.e., they lacked energy, had regular presences of neck and back pain, regular or infrequent incidents of fatigue or low energy, had difficulty falling asleep, and that they never do exercise) and less likely to report incidents of good health (i.e., did not expect their health to improve, were not satisfied with their health, do not have high self-esteem/were happy, were unhappy with their physical appearance, and do not get a good night’s sleep), compared to caregivers working other shifts. Conclusions Our study shows that professional caregivers working the night shift experience poor health status, providing further evidence that night shift workers’ health is at risk. In particular, caregivers reported negative evaluations of their physical, mental/emotional health, lower ratings of their quality of life, and negative responses to questions concerning whether they engage in healthy behaviors. Our findings can support healthcare stakeholders outline future policies that ensure caregivers are adequately supported so that they provide quality care.

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“…The results of Bazazan et al [25] showed that mental health problems and fatigue are correlated with each other, and they supported the direct and indirect (through fatigue) impacts of quality of life on mental health problems in all WHOQOL-BREF domains. Maatouk et al [26] conducted an intervention in small groups based on the theory of successful aging for nurses aged >45 years, which was effective at improving quality of life associated with mental health and other mental health-related outcomes.…”

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The Relationship between Mental Health and the Quality of Life of Polish Nurses with Many Years of Experience in the Profession: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Misiak

Sierżantowicz

2019

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Background: In their professional work, nurses struggle repeatedly with difficult situations that are causes of stress. Another issue is the low prestige of the nursing profession compared with other professions, which results in dissatisfaction, increased frustration, and lack of precision when performing professional tasks. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between mental health and quality of life and satisfaction with life in nurses with many years of experience in the profession. Methods: The study was conducted in a group of 523 randomly selected professionally active nurses aged over 40 years old from the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Standardized questionnaires were used, including WHOQOL-BREF, a short version of a questionnaire assessing quality of life, the general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), and the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS). Results: The mental health component was found to be significantly affected by financial situation (p = 0.005). Among respondents describing their financial status as bad, the assessment of negative mental health symptoms was higher. The remaining studied variables—work experience, nature of work, place of residence, age, material status, having a partner, and having children—did not affect the respondents’ mental health status. The co-occurrence of chronic diseases affected (p = 0.008) the intensification of negative mental health symptoms such as somatic symptoms, anxiety, insomnia, and social dysfunction. The intensification of negative mental health symptoms was not connected with absence from work. Conclusions: The financial situation of the respondents significantly determined their quality of life as well as influencing mental health components. Nurses’ satisfaction with life was correlated with all studied domains of quality of life.

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Fatigue as a mediator of the relationship between quality of life and mental health problems in hospital nurses

Cited by 53 publications

References 35 publications

Nurses’ physical activity exploratory study: Caring for you so you can care for others

Nurses’ physical activity exploratory study: Caring for you so you can care for others

Exploring the role of shift work in the self-reported health and wellbeing of long-term and assisted-living professional caregivers in Alberta, Canada

The Relationship between Mental Health and the Quality of Life of Polish Nurses with Many Years of Experience in the Profession: A Cross-Sectional Study

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