Predictors of psychological well-being of nurses in Alexandria, Egypt
Author: Arafa MA, Nazel MW, Ibrahim NK, Attia
Source:
International journal of nursing practice, 9(5), 313-320.
As nursing has been previously identified as a stressful occupation, sources of
job stress and levels of job satisfaction were extensively investigated. However,
studies addressing issues of nurses' mental health are scarce. This work aims to
assess psychological well-being of nurses in different job settings in Alexandria
and to identify sociodemographic, psychosocial and workplace predictors. A total
sample of 412 nurses represented nurses working in five different health
organizations in AlexandriA self-administered questionnaire was used to
collect sociodemographic, occupational and health data, and the Standardized
Arabic Version of General Health questionnaire (GHQ-30 items), Job Descriptive
Index (JDI), and Social Support Scale (SSS) were also used. Results revealed that
21.67% of nurses recorded moderate to severe psychological symptoms on GHQ. Fewer
years of experience, negative family and friend support, and negative total work
satisfaction were found to be significant predictors of psychological ill health
among nurses in a descending rank order. Implications for nursing intervention
will be discussed.