Mousavi Seyyedeh Roya, Amini Kourosh, Ramezani-Badr Farhad, Roohani Mahin
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Department of Mental Health Nursing, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
J Res Nurs. 2019 Dec;24(8):622-632. doi: 10.1177/1744987119877421. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
Happiness and professional autonomy in nurses increase job satisfaction, reduce turnover and improve the quality of healthcare services.
The present study aimed to examine the correlation between happiness and professional autonomy in Iranian nurses.
This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 371 nurses in 2017. The participants were selected via two-step random sampling. Data were collected using the Oxford Happiness Inventory and Dempster Practice Behaviors Scale within the score ranges of 0-87 and 30-150, respectively. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16.
Mean score of happiness among nurses was 43.1 ± 13.3 and the mean score of professional autonomy was 96.4 ± 13.5. According to Pearson's correlation coefficient, professional autonomy had a positive, significant correlation with happiness ( = 0.481; < 0.001). In addition, the results of regression analysis indicated that professional autonomy could predict 23% of the happiness variance in the nurses ( < 0.001).
According to the results, the level of happiness in Iranian nurses was favourable, whereas the level of professional autonomy was moderate. Considering the significant correlation between happiness and professional autonomy, attention should be paid to the simultaneous enhancement of these variables to improve the efficiency of nursing care.
护士的幸福感和职业自主性可提高工作满意度、降低离职率并改善医疗服务质量。
本研究旨在探讨伊朗护士的幸福感与职业自主性之间的相关性。
2017年对371名护士进行了这项描述性相关性研究。参与者通过两步随机抽样选取。分别使用牛津幸福感量表和登普斯特执业行为量表收集数据,分数范围分别为0 - 87分和30 - 150分。数据分析在SPSS 16版中进行。
护士的平均幸福感得分为43.1±13.3,职业自主性的平均得分为96.4±13.5。根据皮尔逊相关系数,职业自主性与幸福感呈显著正相关(= 0.481;< 0.001)。此外,回归分析结果表明,职业自主性可预测护士幸福感差异的23%(< 0.001)。
根据研究结果,伊朗护士的幸福感水平良好,而职业自主性水平中等。鉴于幸福感与职业自主性之间存在显著相关性,应注意同时提高这些变量,以提高护理效率。