• J Clin Nurs · Sep 2013

    Work engagement and occupational stress in nurses and other healthcare workers: the role of organisational and personal factors.

    • Elena Fiabane, Ines Giorgi, Cinzia Sguazzin, and Piergiorgio Argentero.
    • Department of Psychology, University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, Pavia, Italy. elenamaria.fiabane@unipv.it
    • J Clin Nurs. 2013 Sep 1; 22 (17-18): 2614-24.

    Aims And ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to: (1) identify the role of organisational and personal factors in predicting work engagement in healthcare workers and (2) compare work engagement and occupational stress perceptions of healthcare professional categories.BackgroundHealthcare professionals, with particular regard to nurses, are exposed to several job stressors that can adversely affect both their mental and physical health and also decrease work engagement. Work engagement can be considered as the positive opposite of burnout, and it is characterised by energy, involvement and professional efficacy.DesignA cross-sectional survey research was conducted with self-report questionnaires.MethodsThe Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Areas of Worklife Scale and four scales from the Occupational Stress Indicator were administered to a sample of 198 hospital staff (registered nurses, nurse aides, physicians and physiotherapists), of which 110 participated in the study.ResultsThe most significant predictors of energy were workload, mental health and job satisfaction; the best predictors of involvement were community, workload, mental health and job satisfaction; professional efficacy was best predicted by values and job satisfaction. In relation to the second aim, physiotherapists had the highest levels of occupational stress and disengagement from their work, while nurse aides were the most work-engaged and job-satisfied professional category, with positive perceptions of the work environment.ConclusionsBoth organisational and personal factors were found to be significantly associated with work engagement. In this study, physiotherapists were the category with the highest risk of work-related psychological problems, whereas nurse aides had the lowest risk.Relevance To Clinical PracticeInterventions aimed at improving clinical practice and psychological health of nurses and hospital staff should focus on workload, workers' personal expectations and job satisfaction.© 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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