Purpose This study aimed to elucidate the situational context and describe the factors and attributes pertaining to occupational stress among hospital nurses in Korea.
Methods: Secondary data from focus group interviews conducted with 26 hospital nurses were analyzed using the content analysis method. Data were analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman’s content analysis method.
Results: Based on the job demand-resource theory, the contents were divided into two major themes: the “excessive job demands” and the “shortage of job resources”.
The first theme was summarized into the following four categories: excessive workload and work intensity, complex and difficult work demands, hazardous work environment, and role- and relationship-related conflicts. The second theme was summarized into the following five categories: inadequate staffing, insufficient education and training, lack of support system, poor monetary compensation, and low internal compensation.
Conclusion: The occupational stress factors of Korean hospital nurses can be summarized as excessive job demands and a lack job resources.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Influence of Work Environment, Missed Nursing Care, and Non-Nursing Tasks of Hospital Nurses on Job Stress Ji Yeong Park, Kyoung Ja Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(3): 246. CrossRef
Service Robots in the Workplace: Fostering Sustainable Collaboration by Alleviating Perceived Burdensomeness Eeman Almokdad, Chung Hun Lee Sustainability.2024; 16(21): 9518. CrossRef
Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses Youngrye Park, Sunah Park, Hee Ran Kang Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2024; 54(4): 633. CrossRef
A Delphi Study on the Changes in Work, Organizational Culture, and Health Issues of Nurses at Tertiary Hospitals in South Korea during the COVID‐19 Pandemic MiRa Yun, WonJong Kim, Boas Yu, Eun-Hi Choi, Paolo C. Colet Journal of Nursing Management.2024;[Epub] CrossRef
PURPOSE This study was conducted to evaluate the economic efficiency of a community-based nursing care center to help policy makers determine whether or not to invest in similar facilities. METHODS The subjects were 101 elderly people over 65 years who participated in a health management program from February 1 to July 31, 2007. Direct cost was estimated with center operations cost, medical cost for out-patients and pharmacy cost. Indirect cost was measured by transportation cost. Direct benefit was calculated by saved medical cost for out-patients, saved pharmacy cost, saved transportation cost, and reducing hospital charges. Indirect benefit was estimated with prevention of severe complications. Economic efficiency was evaluated by cost-benefit ratio and net benefit. RESULTS Operating a community-based nursing care center was found to be cost-effective. Specifically, the cost of operating the center evaluated here was estimated at 135 million won while the benefit was estimated at 187 million won. Benefit-cost ratio was 1.38. CONCLUSION The Community-based nursing care center that was described here could be a useful health care delivery system for reducing medical expenditures.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Occupational Therapy in Center for Dementia Based on Public Data Seung-Hyun Cho, Kyung-Yoon Kam, Sung-Yoon Bae, Nam-Hoon Cho, Hye-Won Oh, Young-Ae Yang Journal of Korean Society of Occupational Therapy.2018; 26(2): 99. CrossRef
Comparison of Benefit Estimation Models in Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Case of Chronic Hypertension Management Programs Ji Young Lim, Mi Ja Kim, Chang Gi Park, Jung Yun Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2011; 41(6): 750. CrossRef
First
Prev
