Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2017 Feb;26(1):30-39. 10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.1.30.

The Impacts of Psychosocial Work Environments on Depressive Symptoms among Korean Registered Nurses

Affiliations
  • 1College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Mokpo, Korea. sookie@mokpo.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to explore the association between psychosocial work environments and depressive symptoms among Korean registered nurses.
METHODS
The study population of 331 registered nurses was derived from the 2014 Korean Working Condition Survey (KWCS). Depressive symptom was assessed using the WHO-5 wellbeing index.
RESULTS
The thirty-five percentage of Korean registered nurses reported the risk for depressive symptom. Korean nurses with higher "˜work-family conflict' were more likely at the risk of depression almost 1.83 (95% CI 1.04~3.20) times than their counterpart. Higher "˜possibilities for development' were more likely decrease almost 60% of the risk of depressive symptom.
CONCLUSION
Work-family conflict and possibility of development were associated with depressive symptom among Korean registered nurses. We suggest future researches identifying strategies for decreasing work-family conflict and its negative effects.

Keyword

Psychosocial work environments; Nurses; Depressive symptoms; Work-family conflict; Development possibility

MeSH Terms

Depression*
Humans
Nurses*
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