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- The study examines the connection between nurse work environments at both department and individual levels and how these factors relate to work-family conflict and burnout symptoms among Swedish registered nurses (RNs).
- Using data from 8,620 RNs across 369 departments in 53 hospitals, the research identifies that high work-family conflict is linked to increased emotional exhaustion, though it does not affect depersonalization or personal accomplishment.
- The results emphasize that adequate staffing, strong leadership, and support reduce burnout risks, suggesting that hospital management should create policies that help nurses balance work and personal life effectively.
Article Abstract
Objectives: To investigate associations between nurse work practice environment measured at department level and individual level work-family conflict on burnout, measured as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment among Swedish RNs.
Methods: A multilevel model was fit with the individual RN at the 1st, and the hospital department at the 2nd level using cross-sectional RN survey data from the Swedish part of RN4CAST, an EU 7th framework project. The data analysed here is based on a national sample of 8,620 RNs from 369 departments in 53 hospitals.
Results: Generally, RNs reported high values of personal accomplishment and lower values of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. High work-family conflict increased the risk for emotional exhaustion, but for neither depersonalization nor personal accomplishment. On department level adequate staffing and good leadership and support for nurses reduced the risk for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Personal accomplishment was statistically significantly related to staff adequacy.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that adequate staffing, good leadership, and support for nurses are crucial for RNs' mental health. Our findings also highlight the importance of hospital managers developing policies and practices to facilitate the successful combination of work with private life for employees.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018443 | PMC |
| http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096991 | PLOS |
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