Factors Affecting Physical and Mental Fatigue among Female Hospital Nurses: The Korea Nurses' Health Study
- 주제(키워드) physical fatigue , mental fatigue , female , nurses
- 주제(기타) Health Care Sciences & Services
- 주제(기타) Health Policy & Services
- 설명문(일반) [Jang, Hee Jung] Hallym Univ, Sch Nursing, Chunchon 24252, South Korea; [Jang, Hee Jung] Hallym Univ, Res Inst Nursing Sci, Chunchon 24252, South Korea; [Kim, Oksoo; Kim, Bohye; Dan, Hyunju] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Nursing, Seoul 03760, South Korea; [Kim, Oksoo; Choi, Jung Ah] Ewha Res Inst Nursing Sci, Seoul 03760, South Korea; [Kim, Sue] Yonsei Univ, Coll Nursing, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea; [Kim, Mi Sun] Seoul Hlth Fdn, 31 Maebongsan Ro, Seoul 03909, South Korea; [Jung, Heeja] Konyang Univ, Coll Nursing, 158 Gwanjeodong Ro, Daejeon 35365, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI
- 발행기관 MDPI
- 발행년도 2021
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000181470
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020201
초록/요약
Nurses often experience work-related physical and mental fatigue. This study sought to identify the levels of physical and mental fatigue present among Korean female nurses and discern factors influencing their onset. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Korea Nurses' Health Study (KNHS). A total of 14,839 hospital nurses were assessed by hierarchical regression analysis. The mean scores of physical and mental fatigue were 12.57 and 5.79 points, respectively. After adjusting for confounding variables, the work department had a significant influence on both physical and mental fatigue, that is, nurses working in special care units experienced greater degrees of both physical and mental fatigue than those working in general units. Nurse fatigue is an important consideration to monitor to ensure nurses' continued wellbeing as well as good patient safety levels. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a strategy to mitigate nursing fatigue while considering the characteristics of specific departments. In nursing practice, the introduction of a counseling program and guarantee of rest time that can alleviate the mental and physical fatigue of nurses working in special care units should be considered.
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