Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms

• Authors: Maria Katsaouni , Gregory Tripsianis , Theodoros Constantinidis , Konstantinos Vadikolias , Christos Kontogiorgis , Aspasia Serdari , Aikaterini Arvaniti , Evangelos Theodorou , Evangelia Nena

Abstracts

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Objectives Aim of this study was to assess and compare health, quality of life, well-being, job satisfaction and job insecurity between nurses, in a tertiary hospital in Greece, working either under permanent or temporary contract. Material and Methods In this cross-sectional study, consecutively recruited nurses answered a structured questionnaire, the WHO-5 Well-being Index (WHO-5), the Job Insecurity Index (JII), the Work Ability Index (WAI), and the Well-Being at Work Scale (WBWS). Results Included were 323 nurses (87.6% women, age M±SD 43.68±8.10 years). Temporary contract employees had worse quality of life (p = 0.009) and higher job insecurity: both in cognitive dimension (p = 0.013) and emotional dimension (p < 0.001). They also scored worse in the positive affect (p < 0.001), negative affect (p = 0.002) and fulfillment of expectations in work environment (p < 0.001) domains of the WBWS. Additionally, they reported less frequently occupational accidents and injuries (p = 0.001), musculoskeletal disorders of the spine or neck (p = 0.007), cardiovascular (p = 0.017), and gastrointestinal (p = 0.010) disorders, while they reported more frequently mental disorders (p < 0.001). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that temporary work predicted high cognitive (p = 0.010) and emotional (p < 0.001) insecurity, low positive emotions and mood index (p = 0.007), low achievement-fulfillment index (p = 0.047) and high index of negative emotions (p = 0.006), regardless of gender and age. Conclusions Temporary employment among nurses is associated with a lower sense of job security and well-being, and a higher prevalence of mental disorders, independently of age or gender without a significantly negative effect on their ability to work. Managers, as well as occupational physicians, should recognize the extent of nurses’ job insecurity and assess their ability to work, to provide them with the necessary support and to stimulate the sense of occupational security and work capacity, so that they can thrive in their workplace and therefore be more productive and provide high quality healthcare.

Keywords

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quality of life; nurses; health personnel; work satisfaction; work performance; hospital personnel

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 98-109

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

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Maria Katsaouni

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School)
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Social Medicine, Medical School)

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Gregory Tripsianis

• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Medical School)

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Theodoros Constantinidis

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School)

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Konstantinos Vadikolias

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Neurology Department, Medical School)
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Medical School)

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Christos Kontogiorgis

• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School)

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Aspasia Serdari

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Department of Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry, Medical School)

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Aikaterini Arvaniti

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Department of Psychiatry, Medical School)

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Evangelos Theodorou

• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Medical School)

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Evangelia Nena

• University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
• Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Social Medicine, Medical School)

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Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02245

Biblioteka Nauki

28761994