The resource-based reflective risk assessment model for understanding the quality of work life of nurses

The reflective risk assessment model of professional quality of life in Chinese nurses

“…However, secondary traumatic stress was not related to compassion satisfaction. The findings are consistent with Hegney et al.’s (2014) and Hemsworth et al.’s (2020) studies. The findings suggest that the negative affectivities in burnout and secondary traumatic stress are shared by stress, anxiety and depression (Xie et al., 2020).…”

“…A total of 59.8% of nurses were in none of the five professional quality of life risk profiles. Similarly, Hemsworth et al.’s (2020) study with a combined sample of Australian and Mexican nurses reported that 20.1% of participants were in the positive reinforcement profile with low levels of stress, anxiety and depression; 12.3% participants fell into the at‐risk profile with medium levels of stress, anxiety and depression; 7.4% of nurses were in the very distressed profile with high levels of stress, anxiety and depression; and 0% and 1.0% of nurses were in the overwhelmed and typically unique to high‐risk situation profiles, respectively. A total of 59.3% of nurses were in none of the five professional quality of life risk profiles.…”

“…The reflective risk assessment model also offers implications to nursing management that the employed nurse workforce would benefit from interventions that emphasize psychosocial capacity building to reduce nurses’ risk profiles, and thus enhance retention of nurses (Hegney et al., 2014). Although the reflective risk assessment model provides empirical evidence for improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying professional quality of life and associated mental health constructs including the dynamics among these variables, apart from Hemsworth et al.’s (2020) study, there are limited studies to draw on. To the authors’ knowledge, there is no research employing the reflective risk assessment model to professional quality of life risk management in a Chinese nursing management setting.…”

Occupational Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Nursing Professionals: A Multi-Centre Study

“…This scenario causes professionals to find themselves in situations of vulnerability [4] that may be conducive to the development of various mental conditions (stress, anxiety, fatigue, exhaustion) related to burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue [5]. Both syndromes have a direct, negative impact on health professionals' quality of life, well-being and perceived health [6,7].…”

“…This results in reduced HRQoL, which, in turn, results in a reduction in the quality of patient care [17]. According to the existing literature, several components have been assessed and classified as unfavourable by professionals [18], indicating that they may have consequences for the professionals' perception of their HRQoL [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. These components include characteristics of their work environment (shift, employment status, setting), work-related stress [20], and sociodemographic factors affecting them, such as age, marital status, years of work experience and particularly gender [21].…”