Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms
Objectives Aim of this study was to assess and compare health, quality of life, well-being, job satisfaction and job insecurity between nurses, in a tertiary hospital in Greece, working either under permanent or temporary contract. Material and Methods In this cross-sectional study, consecutively r...
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| author | Maria Katsaouni Gregory Tripsianis Theodoros Constantinidis Konstantinos Vadikolias Christos Kontogiorgis Aspasia Serdari Aikaterini Arvaniti Evangelos Theodorou Evangelia Nena |
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Aim of this study was to assess and compare health, quality of life, well-being, job satisfaction and job insecurity between nurses, in
a tertiary hospital in Greece, working either under permanent or temporary contract.
Material and Methods
In this cross-sectional study, consecutively recruited nurses answered a structured questionnaire, the WHO-5 Well-being Index (WHO-5), the Job Insecurity Index (JII), the Work Ability Index (WAI), and the Well-Being at Work Scale (WBWS).
Results
Included were 323 nurses (87.6% women, age M±SD 43.68±8.10 years). Tem-
porary contract employees had worse quality of life (p = 0.009) and higher job insecurity: both in cognitive dimension (p = 0.013) and emotional
dimension (p < 0.001). They also scored worse in the positive affect (p < 0.001), negative affect (p = 0.002) and fulfillment of expectations in work
environment (p < 0.001) domains of the WBWS. Additionally, they reported less frequently occupational accidents and injuries (p = 0.001), muscu -
loskeletal disorders of the spine or neck (p = 0.007), cardiovascular (p = 0.017), and gastrointestinal (p = 0.010) disorders, while they reported more
frequently mental disorders (p < 0.001). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that temporary work predicted high cognitive (p = 0.010) and emotional (p < 0.001) insecurity, low positive emotions and mood index (p = 0.007), low achievement-fulfillment index (p = 0.047) and high index of negative emotions (p = 0.006), regardless of gender and age.
Conclusions
Temporary employment among nurses is associated with a lower
sense of job security and well-being, and a higher prevalence of mental disorders, independently of age or gender without a significantly negative
effect on their ability to work. Managers, as well as occupational physicians, should recognize the extent of nurses’ job insecurity and assess their
ability to work, to provide them with the necessary support and to stimulate the sense of occupational security and work capacity, so that they can
thrive in their workplace and therefore be more productive and provide high quality healthcare. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(1):98–109 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f3877a600224582ad6ff5e13d6181a72024-03-15T09:27:17ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2024-01-013719810910.13075/ijomeh.1896.02245177035Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent termsMaria Katsaouni0Gregory Tripsianis1Theodoros Constantinidis2Konstantinos Vadikolias3Christos Kontogiorgis4Aspasia Serdari5Aikaterini Arvaniti6Evangelos Theodorou7Evangelia Nena8University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDemocritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Medical School)University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceUniversity General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDemocritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School)University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceUniversity General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDemocritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece (Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Medical School)University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, GreeceObjectives Aim of this study was to assess and compare health, quality of life, well-being, job satisfaction and job insecurity between nurses, in a tertiary hospital in Greece, working either under permanent or temporary contract. Material and Methods In this cross-sectional study, consecutively recruited nurses answered a structured questionnaire, the WHO-5 Well-being Index (WHO-5), the Job Insecurity Index (JII), the Work Ability Index (WAI), and the Well-Being at Work Scale (WBWS). Results Included were 323 nurses (87.6% women, age M±SD 43.68±8.10 years). Tem- porary contract employees had worse quality of life (p = 0.009) and higher job insecurity: both in cognitive dimension (p = 0.013) and emotional dimension (p < 0.001). They also scored worse in the positive affect (p < 0.001), negative affect (p = 0.002) and fulfillment of expectations in work environment (p < 0.001) domains of the WBWS. Additionally, they reported less frequently occupational accidents and injuries (p = 0.001), muscu - loskeletal disorders of the spine or neck (p = 0.007), cardiovascular (p = 0.017), and gastrointestinal (p = 0.010) disorders, while they reported more frequently mental disorders (p < 0.001). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that temporary work predicted high cognitive (p = 0.010) and emotional (p < 0.001) insecurity, low positive emotions and mood index (p = 0.007), low achievement-fulfillment index (p = 0.047) and high index of negative emotions (p = 0.006), regardless of gender and age. Conclusions Temporary employment among nurses is associated with a lower sense of job security and well-being, and a higher prevalence of mental disorders, independently of age or gender without a significantly negative effect on their ability to work. Managers, as well as occupational physicians, should recognize the extent of nurses’ job insecurity and assess their ability to work, to provide them with the necessary support and to stimulate the sense of occupational security and work capacity, so that they can thrive in their workplace and therefore be more productive and provide high quality healthcare. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2024;37(1):98–109https://ijomeh.eu/Assessment-of-quality-of-life-job-insecurity-and-work-ability-among-nurses-working,177035,0,2.htmlquality of lifenurseshealth personnelwork satisfactionwork performancehospital personnel |
| spellingShingle | Maria Katsaouni Gregory Tripsianis Theodoros Constantinidis Konstantinos Vadikolias Christos Kontogiorgis Aspasia Serdari Aikaterini Arvaniti Evangelos Theodorou Evangelia Nena Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health quality of life nurses health personnel work satisfaction work performance hospital personnel |
| title | Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms |
| title_full | Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms |
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| title_short | Assessment of quality of life, job insecurity and work ability among nurses, working either under temporary or permanent terms |
| title_sort | assessment of quality of life job insecurity and work ability among nurses working either under temporary or permanent terms |
| topic | quality of life nurses health personnel work satisfaction work performance hospital personnel |
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