Job Satisfaction as a Factor in Nursing Staff's Work Wellbeing and Retention: A Comparative Study of Central and Eastern Europe and Other Global Regions.

IF 3.4 2区医学 Q1 NURSING

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1111/wvn.70013

Dominika Vrbnjak, Dragana Milutinović, Marija Spevan, Agnieska Pluta, Željko Jovanović, Dušanka Tadić, Cathy Schwartz, John W Nelson

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Abstract

Background: Prior international collaborative studies indicated that job satisfaction, a factor of nursing work wellbeing (WWB), is closely linked to retention, with notable cross-country differences. However, limited regional comparisons, especially between Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), North America, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), restrict understanding of nurse wellbeing and retention regional impacts, limiting tailored strategy development.

Aims: This secondary analysis study compared the effects of region on nursing WWB and job satisfaction factors in CEE, MENA, and North America, aiming to identify those CEE region-specific predictors associated with and effects on job satisfaction and, in turn, WWB.

Methods: CEE (n = 1616), MENA (n = 1562), and North America (n = 1386) data were analyzed using descriptive and linear regression analytics (p < 0.001). The CEE sample included nursing staff from Croatian (n = 301), Polish (n = 215), Serbian (n = 489), and Slovenian (n = 611) nurses and nursing assistants. Six job satisfaction factors were examined: coworkers, patient care, participative management, autonomy, professional growth, and organizational rewards.

Results: The CEE region reported statistically significant lower mean scores and negative effects across all six job satisfaction factors compared to MENA and North America. Satisfaction with coworkers had the largest effect within the CEE region when compared to MENA and North America (ϐ = -0.26), while satisfaction with participative management had the smallest regional effect (ϐ = -0.10). Findings informed operational discussions for CEE-targeted retention interventions.

Linking evidence to action: Job satisfaction subscale factors facilitate the identification of empirically- and theoretically-informed operational actions to improve CEE nursing job satisfaction as an important factor of WWB and contribute to nursing retention.

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工作满意度作为护理人员工作幸福感和留任的一个因素：中欧和东欧与全球其他地区的比较研究。

背景：以往的国际合作研究表明，工作满意度作为护理工作幸福感的一个因素，与留任密切相关，且存在显著的跨国差异。然而，有限的区域比较，特别是中欧和东欧（CEE）、北美和中东和北非（MENA）之间的比较，限制了对护士福利和保留区域影响的理解，限制了量身定制的战略制定。目的：本二级分析研究比较了中东欧、中东和北非地区和北美地区对护理工作满意度和工作满意度因素的影响，旨在确定中东欧地区特定的预测因素及其对工作满意度和工作满意度的影响。方法：采用描述性和线性回归分析方法对中东欧（n = 1616）、中东和北非（n = 1562）和北美（n = 1386）的数据进行分析(p)。结果：与中东和北美地区相比，中东欧地区报告的所有六个工作满意度因素的平均得分和负面影响具有统计学意义。与中东和北非和北美相比，对同事的满意度在中东欧地区的影响最大（ϐ = -0.26），而对参与式管理的满意度的区域影响最小（ϐ = -0.10）。研究结果为针对cee的保留干预措施的操作讨论提供了信息。将证据与行动联系起来：工作满意度子量表因素有助于识别经验和理论知情的操作行动，以提高中东欧护理工作满意度作为工作满意度的重要因素，并有助于护理保留。

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Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 医学-护理

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