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

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' prof...

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Autores: Sansó, Noemí, Galiana, Laura, Oliver, Amparo, Tomas-Salva, Macia, Vidal-Blanco, Gabriel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/22972
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22972
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Self-care
Occupational health
Burnout
Quality of life
Nursing
Femenino
Personal de Enfermería en Hospital
Masculino
Agotamiento Profesional
Satisfacción Personal
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Satisfacción en el Trabajo
Persona de Mediana Edad
Calidad de Vida
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Adulto
España
Spain
Adult
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Middle Aged
Burnout, Professional
Cross-Sectional Studies
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Male
Quality of Life
Female
Personal Satisfaction
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Sumario: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.