Occupational Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Nursing Professionals: A Multi-Centre Study

María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández, Ángela María Ortega-Galán, Cayetano Fernández-Sola, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, José Granero-Molina and Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo
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María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández: Department of Nursing Science, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Ángela María Ortega-Galán: Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Cayetano Fernández-Sola: Department of Nursing Science, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Manuel Hernández-Padilla: Department of Nursing Science, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Granero-Molina: Department of Nursing Science, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo: Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Nursing professionals are exposed to stressful situations arising from the work context that may affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between sociodemographic and work-related variables regarding HRQoL in nursing professionals. Methods: A multi-centre, cross-sectional descriptive design was used. The participants consisted 1521 nurses working in healthcare centres, in both primary care and hospital care, in the eight provinces of the Andalusian Public Health System (APHS), Spain. Sociodemographic and work-related variables were analysed: Compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout were measured using the professional quality of life questionnaire (ProQOL), and HRQoL was measured using the SF-12 health questionnaire. Results: Compassion fatigue, burnou, and, to a lesser extent, compassion satisfaction significantly influence the physical and mental components of HRQoL. The simple regression analysis showed that burnout and compassion fatigue were significantly associated with the mental component of HRQoL. Gender influenced the mental component of HRQoL. The rest of the sociodemographic and work-related variables were not significantly related to HRQoL. Conclusion: Work-related stress and repeated contact with situations of suffering influence HRQoL. Health systems must implement programmes to increase the emotional well-being of workers.

Keywords: nursing; health profession; quality of life; professional quality of life; compassion fatigue; burnout; compassion satisfaction (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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