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新护士头两年工作内健康行为和健康状况的变化;
Author(s) -
Han Kihye,
Kim YeonHee,
Lee Hye Young,
Cho Hyeonmi,
Jung Young Sun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.13947
Subject(s) - work (physics) , psychology , nursing , medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Aims To explore changes in health behaviours and health status of novice nurses during the first 2 years of work. Background Novice nurses experience many difficulties in maintaining healthy behaviours while adapting to clinical settings. However, studies about the health of novice nurses have not focused on changes over time. Design Longitudinal descriptive study with self‐reported questionnaires. Methods Data were collected from 493 novice nurses who started work between September 2014 ‐ December 2015 at a tertiary hospital in Seoul. Dietary behaviours, sleep, depressive symptoms, perceived stress and health status were measured at six time points during the first 2 years of work (the first day of orientation before ward placement, 6 weeks after starting work and 6, 12, 18 and 24 months of work). Changes were examined using means or percentages and 95% confidence intervals. Results Unhealthy dietary behaviours increased across 6 months, continuing for 2 years. Sleep quality and quantity, depressive symptoms, perceived stress and health status first worsened and then improved; however, they were worse than at baseline. Conclusion Organizational support for novice nurses is urgently needed. Workplace health education programmes will help them adjust to rotating shift work and maintain better health status.