Investigation and analysis of social support of clinical nurses in second-level hospitals in remote areas of Tibet

VernacularTitle:西藏边远地区二级医院临床护士社会支持度的调查分析
Author: Ting CHEN ¹ ; Yinyu YANG ; Li QIAO ; Li LIU ; Jing WU ; Rong QIAO
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1. 解放军第九七医院心胸外科
Keywords: Nurses; Social support; Tibetan areas; Investigation analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(32):2546-2549
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the social support of clinical nurses in second-level hospitals in remote areas of Tibet, and to explore the influencing factors, so as to provide the basis for nursing managers to develop targeted interventions. Methods A total of 212 nurses were selected by convenient holistic sampling method and investigated by self-designed questionnaire and social support rating scale. Results The total score of social support of clinical nurses was (30.72 ± 6.78) points. The main influencing factors of social support were educational background(F=4.602),ages(F=2.694),working years (F=2.387), budgeted posts(t=2.391), income(F=3.112) and marital status (F=2.636). Difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusions The social support of clinical nurses in second-level hospitals in remote areas of Tibet is low. It is important to establish a relatively perfect social support system according to the difference of nurses working conditions and geographical to improve their work enthusiasm and satisfaction rate.