Predicting Professional Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction in Spanish Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Noemí Sansó, Laura Galiana, Amparo Oliver, Macià Tomás-Salvá and Gabriel Vidal-Blanco
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Noemí Sansó: Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain and Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IDISBA), 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Laura Galiana: Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Amparo Oliver: Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Macià Tomás-Salvá: Prevention of Occupational Hazards Service, Government of the Balearic Islands, 07010 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Gabriel Vidal-Blanco: Department of Nursing, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: Background : Dealing with suffering, grief, and death on a daily basis, together with the particular working conditions, may produce high levels of burnout in nurses, and hinder their well-being. The purpose of this research is to study the effect of self-care and self-compassion on nurses’ professional quality of life and well-being. Methods : The research had a cross-sectional design, used correlational methodology and a structural equation model was hypothesized. Along the study, 210 nurses from the Healthcare Public System of the Balearic Islands, participated. The study took place from June to September 2018. Results : The hypothesized model showed an overall adequate fit. Practice environment predicted both self-care and self-compassion, whereas nursing stress did not. Self-care and self-compassion predicted nurses’ professional quality of life, whereas the practice environment and nursing stress were not predictors. Finally, professional quality of life showed a positive relationship with life satisfaction. Conclusions : The study presents a comprehensive structural equation model in which self-care and self-compassion are the best predictors of nurses’ professional quality of life. A direct relation of professional quality of life and nurses’ well-being has also been found, while controlling for the effects of nurses’ practice environment and stress.

Keywords: self-care; occupational health; burnout; quality of life; nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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