Influence of Nurses' Sense of Coherence on Their Stress and Quality of Life.
10.11111/jkana.2011.17.4.493
- Author:
Kyeongsug KIM
1
;
Smi CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Sense of coherence;
Quality of life;
Occupational stress;
Psychosocial stress
- MeSH:
Linear Models;
Quality of Life;
Sense of Coherence;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2011;17(4):493-507
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sense of coherence (SOC) on occupational stress, psychosocial stress and quality of life (QOL) of nurses working in a hospital. METHODS: The participants were 401 nurses working in S hospital in Seoul. A stratified random sampling was performed for the all nurses in S hospital which were grouped by age and work unit. Data were collected by a self-report survey. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlations, multiple linear regressions, and ANOVA. RESULTS: This study showed nurses' occupational stress was at high risk and their psychosocial stress, at low risk. It also showed that those two types of stress are mutual predictors for each other and that SOC was a predictor for both types of stress. For QOL, SOC was also a predictor in SF-36 and MCS (Mental Component Summary). Therefore, SOC may be considered as a major controlling factor for stress and QOL. CONCLUSION: The results indicate the need to develop programs that enhances nurses' SOC, programs that could be utilized as an intervention to reduce nurses' stress and to promote nurses' QOL.
