Psychosocial Work Environment and Self-rated Health of Nurses in a General Hospital.
10.5807/kjohn.2014.23.4.219
- Author:
Eunsuk CHOI
1
;
Yangsun LEE
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Deagu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Psychosocial work environment;
Self-rated health;
Nurse
- MeSH:
Hospitals, General*;
Logistic Models;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Reward;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2014;23(4):219-226
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aims to determine the association between psychosocial work environment and self-rated health among general hospital nurses. METHODS: A total of 195 nurses working in one general hospital were eligible for data analysis by multivariate logistic regression. The psychosocial work environment was measured with the Korean version of the Copenhagen Psycosocial Questionnaire version II (COPSOQ-K). Self-rated health was recoded as good (excellent/good) and not good (fair/poor/bad) to the question, "In general, how would you rate your health status?" RESULTS: 40% of nurses rated their health positively. Commitment to the workplace (OR=1.27), predictability (OR=1.32), recognition and reward (OR=1.41), role clarity (OR=1.32), and social support from colleagues (OR=1.25) were positively associated with self-rated health of nurse participants. Work-family conflict (OR=0.82) was negatively associated with self-rated health. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that psychological work environment predicts self-rated health of hospital nurses. Good psychological work environment may be helpful in improvement of nurses' health.
