A comparison of work characteristics and health status between Korean and US hospital nurses

IF 2 4区 医学 Q2 NURSING
Nursing Open Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1002/nop2.70040
Kihye Han, Alison M. Trinkoff, Hyang Baek, Yeonhee Kim
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AimA rigorous examination of the occupational features across cultures helps draw policy recommendations for nurses' quality care practices and good health. This study aimed to explore the differences in work characteristics and health status between Korean and US hospital nurses.DesignFor this comparative secondary data analysis study, we constructed a dataset with 304 pairs of nurses from Korea and the United States, matched by age and gender.MethodsWe used the data from the 2020 Korean Hospital Nurses Health Behaviors and Health Status study, collected from May to July 2020, and the Nurse Worklife and Wellness Study (NWWS), conducted between November 2020 and February 2021.ResultsCompared to nurses in the United States, Korean nurses rated their job‐related conditions much lower, had lower intentions to stay in their current workplace and were less satisfied with their jobs. Korean nurses reported that organizational support and employee health resources were less prevalent and their levels of healthy behaviour practice and health status were lower than their US counterparts. Nurses in Korea require better practice environments and employee health support. Adequate workload and staffing levels are needed to improve job conditions for Korean nurses. Organizational support and employee health resources should always be accessible at nurses' workplaces.
韩国和美国医院护士的工作特点和健康状况比较
目的 对不同文化背景下护士的职业特点进行严格研究,有助于为护士的优质护理实践和健康状况提出政策建议。本研究旨在探讨韩国和美国医院护士在工作特征和健康状况方面的差异。设计在这项比较性二手数据分析研究中,我们建立了一个数据集,其中包括 304 对来自韩国和美国的护士,并按年龄和性别进行了配对。方法我们使用了 2020 年 5 月至 7 月收集的 2020 年韩国医院护士健康行为与健康状况研究数据,以及 2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 2 月进行的护士工作生活与健康研究(NWWS)数据。结果与美国护士相比,韩国护士对工作相关条件的评价要低得多,留在当前工作场所的意愿较低,对工作的满意度也较低。韩国护士称,组织支持和员工健康资源较少,其健康行为实践水平和健康状况也低于美国护士。韩国护士需要更好的实践环境和员工健康支持。为改善韩国护士的工作条件,需要适当的工作量和人员配备水平。护士的工作场所应始终提供组织支持和员工健康资源。
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Nursing Open
Nursing Open Nursing-General Nursing
CiteScore
3.60
自引率
4.30%
发文量
298
审稿时长
17 weeks
期刊介绍: Nursing Open is a peer reviewed open access journal that welcomes articles on all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice, research, education and policy. We aim to publish articles that contribute to the art and science of nursing and which have a positive impact on health either locally, nationally, regionally or globally
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