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The influence of a person‐centred psychosocial unit climate on satisfaction with care and work
Author(s) -
LEHULUANTE ABRARAW,
NILSSON ANITA,
EDVARDSSON DAVID
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01286.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , work (physics) , job satisfaction , unit (ring theory) , psychology , nursing , organisation climate , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , mechanical engineering , mathematics education , engineering
lehuluante a., nilsson a. & edvardsson d. (2012) Journal of Nursing Management 20, 319–325 The influence of a person‐centred psychosocial unit climate on satisfaction with care and work Aim To describe nurses’ satisfaction with care and work and to explore the extent to which a person‐centred unit climate influenced this satisfaction. Background Although the concept of person‐centred care is used to describe high‐quality care, there is a shortage of studies exploring the relationship between person‐centredness and nurses’ satisfaction with care and work in acute care settings. Methods Registered nurses within a university hospital in Sweden ( n = 206) completed the Satisfaction with Nursing Care and Work Assessment Scale and the Person‐centred Climate Questionnaire. The data collected was analysed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Design Cross‐sectional explorative study. Results The majority of respondents were satisfied with the care and work situation. Nurses with more than 9 years of work experience were more satisfied with care and work, and there were a significant association between a person‐centred psychosocial climate of units and nurses’ satisfaction with care and work. Conclusions This study provided evidence for a significant association between person‐centredness and the satisfaction with care and work of nurses in acute care environments. Implications for nursing management Promoting and implementing a person‐centred philosophy of care can be one way to improve nurses’ satisfaction with care and work.