Effects of Emotional Labor, Work-Life Balance, and Empowerment on the Professional Quality of Life of Korean Nurses.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Iranian Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.18502/ijph.v53i8.16278

In Sun Kim, Hee Jeong Yoon, Yeon Ran Hong

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Abstract

Background: This descriptive survey study aimed to investigate the effects of emotional labor, work-life balance, and empowerment on nurses' professional quality of life (ProQOL) and provide foundational data for improving the ProQOL of Korean nurses.

Methods: Nurses who had been working for at least six months in hospitals in Yeosu, Suncheon, and Gwangyang, the Republic of Korea, were surveyed in April 2022. Using a structured questionnaire, data were collected on general characteristics, emotional labor, work-life balance, empowerment, and ProQOL. The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, independent t-tests, analyses of variance, post-hoc tests, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis.

Results: ProQOL was negatively correlated with emotional labor (r=-0.550, P<0.001) and positively correlated with work-life balance (r=0.680, P<0.001) and empowerment (r=0.454, P<0.001). Emotional labor (β= -0.27, P<0.001), work-life balance (β=0.44, P<0.001), and empowerment (β=0.28, P<0.001) were identified as the predictors of ProQOL, such that reduced emotional labor and increased work-life balance and empowerment enhanced ProQOL. These factors explained 62.1% of the variance in the ProQOL of Korean nurses (F=42.86, P<0.001).

Conclusion: To enhance the ProQOL of Korean nurses, it is vital to help them adjust their work-life balance, decrease their emotional labor, and increase their empowerment.

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情感劳动、工作与生活的平衡以及赋权对韩国护士职业生活质量的影响。

背景：本描述性调查研究旨在调查情感劳动、工作与生活的平衡以及授权对护士职业生活质量（ProQOL）的影响，并为改善韩国护士的职业生活质量提供基础数据：方法：2022 年 4 月，对在大韩民国丽水、顺天和光阳医院工作至少 6 个月的护士进行了调查。通过结构化问卷，收集了有关一般特征、情绪劳动、工作与生活平衡、授权和 ProQOL 的数据。对收集到的数据进行了频数分析、独立 t 检验、方差分析、事后检验、皮尔逊相关分析和多元回归分析：结果：ProQOL 与情绪劳动呈负相关（r=-0.550，PPPPP）：为了提高韩国护士的 ProQOL，帮助她们调整工作与生活的平衡、减少情绪劳动和提高她们的能力至关重要。

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Iranian Journal of Public Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

7.10%

发文量

300

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, as the only Journal in all health domains, with wide distribution (including WHO in Geneva and Cairo) in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language. During the last 41 years more than 2000 scientific research papers, results of health activities, surveys and services, have been published in this Journal. To meet the increasing demand of respected researchers, as of January 2012, the Journal is published monthly. I wish this will assist to promote the level of global knowledge. The main topics that the Journal would welcome are: Bioethics, Disaster and Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health Economics, Health Services, Immunology, Medical Genetics, Mental Health, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Safety, Occupational Health, Oral Health. We would be very delighted to receive your Original papers, Review Articles, Short communications, Case reports and Scientific Letters to the Editor on the above mentioned research areas.