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A literature review of factors related to hospital nurses' health‐related quality of life
Author(s) -
Oyama Yumiko,
Fukahori Hiroki
Publication year - 2015
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/jonm.12194
Subject(s) - cinahl , stressor , medline , nursing management , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , nursing , health care , quality (philosophy) , psychology , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Aim To conduct a literature review in order to determine the predictors of nurses' health‐related quality of life and to clarify the implications for nursing management and future study in this area. Background Good health is essential to the performance of health care workers. Evaluation Relevant studies were retrieved from PubMed, Medline, CINAHL , the Japan Medical Abstract Society, and the Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic. The studies selected for this review were published in English or Japanese between 1995 and 2012, investigated nurses' health‐related quality of life. The identified predictive factors of each study were categorised according to type. Key issues Based on the criteria, 22 studies were reviewed. The predictive factors of nurses' health‐related quality of life were classified into eight categories. Conclusions Age and occupational stress should be considered when examining unknown predictive factors of nurses' health‐related quality of life. In addition, it may be useful to adopt a conceptual framework and consider patient and organisational factors in future research. Implications for nursing management It is necessary to identify nurses' occupational stressors and consider age during job placement in order to support their health.