The well-being and health of nurses

Smith, Andrew P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 2023. The well-being and health of nurses. British Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 5 (8) , pp. 1435-1440.

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Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated a two-way relationship between well-being and health. A recent study of university staff has shown that many of the associations between well-being outcomes and physical health are no longer significant when established predictors of well-being are covaried. Well-being and health were not predicted by the same work and individual characteristics. The present study extended this line of research by conducting an online survey with a sample of nurses (N= 170; age range 19-69, mean age: 40 years; 15 male, 155 female). The survey involved the Well-being Process Questionnaire (WPQ) and questions about sick leave, use of health services, illness caused or made worse by work, chronic and acute symptoms, and medication. Initial analyses showed significant associations between the wellbeing outcomes and some of the health measures. The well-being outcomes were associated with the usual established work and individual predictors. Health outcomes were not associated with the well-being predictors, and the associations with well-being outcomes were not associated with the health measures when the work and individual characteristics were covaried. Further research is required to determine when associations between well-being and health occur and to identify the mechanisms underlying these relationships.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	www.jmhsci.org
ISSN:	2632-1017
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	1 September 2023
Date of Acceptance:	18 August 2023
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2023 02:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/162173

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