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The Impacts of Nurses' Psycho-social Health and Social Support from Colleagues on Patient Caring Ability

Ji Yun Lee1, So Young Pak2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2016;22(5):461-470.
Published online: December 31, 2016

1Department of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Shinhan University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Pak, So Young. College of Nursing, Shinhan University, 30 Beolmadeul-ro, 40 beon-gil, Dongducheon 11340, Korea. Tel: +82-31-870-1710, Fax: +82-31-870-3499, psynkp@hanmail.net
• Received: June 20, 2016   • Revised: September 20, 2016   • Accepted: October 25, 2016

Copyright © 2016 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of nurses' psycho-social health and social support from colleagues on patient caring ability.
  • Methods
    A cross-sectional survey design was used and the participants in this study were 422 nurses from 3 general hospitals. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis with the SAS 9.4 program.
  • Results
    Total mean score for psychosocial health was 3.15±0.57, for social support from colleagues, 3.43±0.55, and for caring ability, 4.04±0.53. Psychosocial health, social support from colleagues, and married status were identified as significant factors influencing patient caring ability.
  • Conclusion
    Findings from this study indicate that psychosocial health and social support from colleagues are related to patient caring ability, and thus, to improve nurses' caring ability for patient and for self, it is important to create a work environment that keeps nurses healthy and promotes collaboration with colleagues.
  • Key Words: Nurse; Psychosocial health; Social support; Care

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning(No. NRF-2012R1A1A1014906).

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Table 1

General Characteristics (N=422)

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Table 2

Differences in Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability according to General Characteristics (N=422)

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a, b, c: Scheffé test.

Table 3

Correlations between Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability (N=422)

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Table 4

Factors Influencing Caring Ability (N=422)

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    The Impacts of Nurses' Psycho-social Health and Social Support from Colleagues on Patient Caring Ability

    General Characteristics (N=422)

    Differences in Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability according to General Characteristics (N=422)

    a, b, c: Scheffé test.

    Correlations between Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability (N=422)

    Factors Influencing Caring Ability (N=422)
    Table 1 General Characteristics (N=422)

    Table 2 Differences in Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability according to General Characteristics (N=422)

    a, b, c: Scheffé test.

    Table 3 Correlations between Psycho-Social Health, Social Support from Colleagues, Caring Ability (N=422)

    Table 4 Factors Influencing Caring Ability (N=422)

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