Factors Influencing Work-life Balance in Korean Registered Nurses.
10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.2.114
- Author:
Mi Sook JUNG
1
;
Hyun Li KIM
;
Yoonjeong LEE
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. hilde70@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Registered nurses;
Work-life balance;
Health status;
Work schedule tolerance
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Nurses*;
Statistics as Topic;
Work Schedule Tolerance
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2017;26(2):114-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore personal as well as occupational factors and health status associated with work-life balance in Korean registered nurses. METHODS: This study was a secondary data analysis using cross-sectional nationally representative data from the Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) in 2014. Study participants included 450 registered nurses in South Korea. Descriptive analysis, Independent t-test, χ² test, and Logistic regression analyses were performed using the SPSS 21.0 statistical program. RESULTS: Work-life balance was reported in 70.6% individuals with 85.7% being male and 70.0% being female nurses. Logistic regression analysis revealed that being male good health state, having less than 40-hour working week, lower number of night duty, policy on flexible work arrangement were significant predictors of work-life balance. CONCLUSION: This study provided evidence that identify predictors of work-life balance in registered nurses in South Korea. Therefore, we need the actively support health care service promotion and prevention for work-life balance predictors.
