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ses’ well-being and health in Slovenian hospitals ohranjanje in krepitev zdravja | maintaining and promoting health
Mateja Lorber1, Sonja Treven2, Damijan Mumel2
1 University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
2 University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Razlagova 14,
2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Nursing is an emotional and physical strenuous job. Chronic
work stress and burnout in nursing are related to well-being and health. Low-
er level of well-being related to health and associated nursing absenteeism and
presentism. The aim of the study was to examine the level of nurses’ well-be-
ing and health, and to find workplace factors that effect on nurses’ well-being
and health.
Methods: Quantitative research based on a cross-sectional study was used.
Nurses from eight Slovenian hospitals participated in the study. A structured
survey questionnaire was used, included items about psychological well-be-
ing (Psychological Well-being Scale), general health (GHQ12), leadership style
(Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire), leaders’ competencies, frequency
of stress and stress management at the workplace. The relationship between
variables was analysed with correlation and linear regression analysis.
Results: 85% of nurses have good health, but 26% have one or more chronic
disease. On average nurses well-being is positive (17.9±8.2 from 30). The re-
sults revealed that 41% of nurses’ health and 65% of nurses’ well-being could
be statistically predicted by leaders’ behavior. It was found statistically signif-
icant differences in nurses’ well-being according to working years in nursing
(F=2.364; p=<0.001), frequency of stress (F=47.504; p<0.001) and managing
stress (Z=7.798, p<0.001). It was also found statistically significant differences
in nurses’ health according to the level of education (F=1.994; p=0.002), work-
ing years in nursing (F=1.576; p=0.031), frequency of stress (F=8.727; p<0.001)
and managing stress (F=1.610, p=0.025).
Discussion and conclusions: Mean scores demonstrated that Slovenian nurs-
es had high level of health, and also their well-being is positive. Differences in
nurses’ well-being and nurses’ health according to the working position can be
explained with varying degrees of autonomy, duties, and decision-making pro-
cess. Better collaboration and consultation between leaders and other nurses
is the basis to achieve higher level of well-being, better health and higher level
of job satisfaction of nurses.
Key words: nursing, health, well-being, management
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Mateja Lorber1, Sonja Treven2, Damijan Mumel2
1 University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor,
Slovenia
2 University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Razlagova 14,
2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Nursing is an emotional and physical strenuous job. Chronic
work stress and burnout in nursing are related to well-being and health. Low-
er level of well-being related to health and associated nursing absenteeism and
presentism. The aim of the study was to examine the level of nurses’ well-be-
ing and health, and to find workplace factors that effect on nurses’ well-being
and health.
Methods: Quantitative research based on a cross-sectional study was used.
Nurses from eight Slovenian hospitals participated in the study. A structured
survey questionnaire was used, included items about psychological well-be-
ing (Psychological Well-being Scale), general health (GHQ12), leadership style
(Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire), leaders’ competencies, frequency
of stress and stress management at the workplace. The relationship between
variables was analysed with correlation and linear regression analysis.
Results: 85% of nurses have good health, but 26% have one or more chronic
disease. On average nurses well-being is positive (17.9±8.2 from 30). The re-
sults revealed that 41% of nurses’ health and 65% of nurses’ well-being could
be statistically predicted by leaders’ behavior. It was found statistically signif-
icant differences in nurses’ well-being according to working years in nursing
(F=2.364; p=<0.001), frequency of stress (F=47.504; p<0.001) and managing
stress (Z=7.798, p<0.001). It was also found statistically significant differences
in nurses’ health according to the level of education (F=1.994; p=0.002), work-
ing years in nursing (F=1.576; p=0.031), frequency of stress (F=8.727; p<0.001)
and managing stress (F=1.610, p=0.025).
Discussion and conclusions: Mean scores demonstrated that Slovenian nurs-
es had high level of health, and also their well-being is positive. Differences in
nurses’ well-being and nurses’ health according to the working position can be
explained with varying degrees of autonomy, duties, and decision-making pro-
cess. Better collaboration and consultation between leaders and other nurses
is the basis to achieve higher level of well-being, better health and higher level
of job satisfaction of nurses.
Key words: nursing, health, well-being, management
97
