Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life in a Sample of Cancer Survivor Female Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Conceptual Framework
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Sample and Setting
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Instruments
2.5.1. Fatigue
2.5.2. Job Stress
2.5.3. Workplace Spirituality
2.5.4. Quality of Work Life
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Differences in Fatigue, Job Stress, Workplace Spirituality, and Quality of Work Life (QWL) according to General Characteristics
3.2. Score of Fatigue, Job Stress, Workplace Spirituality, and Quality of Work Life (QWL)
3.3. Relationships among Affecting Factors and Quality of Work Life (QWL)
3.4. Comparison between the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Quantile Regression (QR) Results on the Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life (QWL)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Fatigue | Job Stress | Workplace Spirituality | Quality of Work Life | ||||||||
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n | (%) | Mean ± SD | |||||||||
Age | 20s | 4 | (3.5) | 5.00 | ±1.20 | 2.22 | ±0.70 | 4.09 | ±0.52 | 3.91 | ±0.72 |
30s | 26 | (22.6) | 4.96 | ±0.71 | 2.17 | ±0.46 | 4.57 | ±0.72 | 3.90 | ±0.46 | |
40s | 39 | (33.9) | 4.43 | ±0.88 | 2.02 | ±0.46 | 5.29 | ±0.54 | 4.25 | ±0.57 | |
50s | 46 | (40.0) | 4.29 | ±1.20 | 1.94 | ±0.55 | 5.05 | ±0.66 | 4.23 | ±0.51 | |
F(p) | 2.81 | (0.043) | 1.29 | (0.282) | 9.38 | (<0.001) | 2.95 | (0.036) * | |||
Marital status | single | 24 | (21.0) | 4.79 | (±1.04) | 2.11 | (±0.44) | 4.90 | (±0.62) | 4.27 | (±0.55) |
married | 91 | (79.0) | 4.44 | (±1.03) | 2.00 | (±0.53) | 4.99 | (±0.73) | 4.11 | (±0.54) | |
t(p) | 1.41 (0.161) | 0.84 (0.399) | −0.54 (0.592) | 1.24 (0.217) | |||||||
Education | college | 10 | (8.7) | 4.37 | (±0.66) | 1.87 | (±0.47) | 4.79 | (±1.01) | 3.87 | (±0.57) |
university | 40 | (34.8) | 4.68 | (±1.10) | 2.07 | (±0.44) | 4.84 | (±0.74) | 4.16 | (±0.61) | |
over Master | 65 | (56.5) | 4.44 | (±1.03) | 2.04 | (±0.53) | 5.11 | (±0.61) | 4.08 | (±0.46) | |
F(p) | 0.837 (0.436) | 0.631 (0.534) | 2.32 (0.105) | 1.49 (0.231) | |||||||
Work type | shift work | 33 | (29.0) | 4.44 | (±1.18) | 1.93 | (±0.44) | 4.90 | (±0.73) | 3.97 | (±0.55) |
full-time | 82 | (71.0) | 4.55 | (±0.96) | 2.07 | (±0.53) | 5.02 | (±0.69) | 4.22 | (±0.53) | |
F(p) | −0.53 (0.597) | −1.32 (0.190) | −0.82 (0.412) | −2.33 (0.022) | |||||||
Position | nurses | 72 | (63.0) | 4.57 | (±0.97) | 2.07 | (±0.51) | 4.89 | (±0.74) | 4.03 | (±0.56) |
manager | 43 | (37.0) | 4.42 | (±1.10) | 1.96 | (±0.51) | 5.16 | (±0.61) | 4.35 | (±0.46) | |
T(p) | 0.40 (0.669) | 1.02 (0.365) | 2.77 (0.067) | 5.26 (0.007) | |||||||
Religion | Yes | 91 | (80.0) | 4.47 | (±1.05) | 2.02 | (±0.51) | 5.14 | (±0.60) | 4.17 | (±0.51) |
No | 24 | (20.0) | 4.72 | (±0.92) | 2.06 | (±0.48) | 4.38 | (±0.73) | 4.06 | (±0.64) | |
T(p) | 0.79 (0.430) | 1.11 (0.268) | −2.02 (0.046) | −3.20 (0.002) | |||||||
Cancer type | Breast ca a | 66 | (57.0) | 4.45 | (±1.05) | 2.06 | (±0.46) | 4.98 | (±0.66) | 4.06 | (±0.53) |
Thyroid ca b | 39 | (34.0) | 4.72 | (±1.02) | 2.05 | (±0.55) | 4.86 | (±0.76) | 4.17 | (±0.54) | |
gynecologic ca c | 10 | (9.0) | 4.18 | (±0.71) | 1.71 | (±0.55) | 5.51 | (±0.48) | 4.64 | (±0.43) | |
F(p) Scheffé | 1.45 (0.239) | 2.17 (0.119) | 3.47 (0.034) | 5.20 (0.007) | |||||||
a, b < c ** | |||||||||||
Cancer stage | I | 77 | (67.0) | 4.65 | (±1.01) | 2.05 | (±0.53) | 4.96 | (±0.71) | 4.17 | (±0.54) |
II | 29 | (25.0) | 4.10 | (±1.03) | 1.84 | (±0.42) | 5.01 | (±0.76) | 4.05 | (±0.48) | |
Over III | 9 | (8.0) | 4.68 | (±0.75) | 2.45 | (±0.26) | 5.14 | (±0.46) | 4.26 | (±0.76) | |
F(p) | 3.25 (0.042) | 5.60 (0.005) | 0.30 (0.740) | 0.75 (0.476) | |||||||
Work experience (year) | <5 | 4 | (3.5) | 4.78 | (±0.53) | 2.13 | (±0.13) | 5.05 | (±0.62) | 4.34 | (±0.38) |
5–10 | 7 | (6.0) | 4.75 | (±1.02) | 2.09 | (±0.58) | 4.17 | (±0.77) | 3.81 | (±0.64) | |
11–15 | 24 | (21.0) | 4.84 | (±0.96) | 2.12 | (±0.44) | 4.62 | (±0.67) | 3.97 | (±0.47) | |
16–20 | 7 | (6.0) | 4.98 | (±0.63) | 2.13 | (±0.43) | 4.84 | (±0.52) | 4.07 | (±0.37) | |
>20 | 73 | (63.5) | 4.33 | (±1.06) | 1.97 | (±0.54) | 5.20 | (±0.63) | 4.24 | (±0.56) | |
F(p) | 1.77 (0.141) | 0.53 (0.712) | 6.90 (<0.001) | 2.03 (0.095) | |||||||
Illness period (year) | <1 | 63 | (54.8) | 4.53 | (±1.09) | 2.08 | (±0.51) | 4.93 | (±0.74) | 4.20 | (±0.50) |
1–5 | 8 | (6.9) | 4.91 | (±1.08) | 2.05 | (±0.47) | 5.19 | (±0.52) | 4.25 | (±0.52) | |
6–10 | 33 | (28.7) | 4.57 | (±0.79) | 1.90 | (±0.48) | 5.00 | (±0.68) | 4.11 | (±0.64) | |
>10 | 11 | (9.6) | 3.95 | (±1.13) | 2.09 | (±0.61) | 5.11 | (±0.71) | 3.95 | (±0.53) | |
F(p) | 0.81 (0.490) | 1.58 (0.199) | 0.97 (0.411) | 0.45 (0.717) |
Fatigue | Job Stress | WS * | QWL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fatigue | 1.47 | 6.79 | 4.52 | 1.03 |
Job stress | 0.65 | 3.31 | 2.03 | 0.51 |
WS | 2.88 | 6.41 | 4.99 | 0.70 |
QWL | 3.11 | 5.72 | 4.15 | 0.54 |
QWL | Fatigue | Job Stress | WS | |
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QWL | 1 | |||
Fatigue | −0.040 | 1 | ||
Job stress | 0.600 | 0.339 ** | 1 | |
WS | 0.559 ** | −0.063 | −0.004 | 1 |
Variable | OLS | QR | ||||||||
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Q0.1 | Q0.2 | Q0.3 | Q0.4 | Q0.5 | Q0.6 | Q0.7 | Q0.8 | Q0.9 | ||
B (SE) | Coef. (SE) | |||||||||
Age | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 *** | 0.01 | 0.01 * | 0.01 | 0.01 * | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
(0.01) | −(0.01) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | (0.00) | −(0.01) | −(0.03) | |
Education | 0.01 | −0.05 | 0.06 *** | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.06 | −0.05 | −0.11 *** | −0.06 | −0.14 |
(0.05) | −(0.04) | −(0.01) | −(0.01) | −(0.03) | −(0.03) | −(0.04) | −(0.02) | −(0.06) | (0.21) | |
Breast cancer | 0.52 *** | −0.60 *** | −0.53 *** | −0.54 *** | −0.46 *** | −0.33 *** | −0.40 *** | −0.40 *** | −0.38 * | −0.34 |
(0.15) | −(0.12) | −(0.04) | −(0.03) | −(0.06) | −(0.08) | −(0.10) | −(0.05) | −(0.15) | −(1.06) | |
Thyroid cancer | 0.15 | −0.54 *** | −0.30 *** | −0.29 *** | −0.32 *** | −0.19 * | −0.28 * | −0.32 *** | −0.27 | −0.09 |
(0.10) | −(0.12) | −(0.04) | −(0.03) | −(0.08) | −(0.09) | −(0.11) | −(0.06) | −(0.17) | −(1.21) | |
Shift work | 0.22 * | 0.38 ** | −0.00 | −0.00 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.18 * | 0.12 ** | 0.36 ** | 0.19 |
(0.10) | −(0.13) | −(0.02) | −(0.02) | −(0.05) | −(0.06) | −(0.07) | −(0.04) | −(0.12) | −(0.46) | |
Religion | 0.38 ** | 0.39 ** | 0.50 *** | 0.28 *** | 0.40 *** | 0.18 * | 0.25 ** | 0.29 *** | 0.51 ** | 0.61 |
(0.13) | −(0.13) | −(0.03) | −(0.02) | −(0.07) | −(0.07) | −(0.09) | −(0.06) | −(0.16) | −(0.60) | |
Position | 0.26 * | 0.34 ** | 0.32 *** | 0.34 ** | 0.32 *** | 0.25 *** | 0.21 ** | 0.27 *** | 0.09 | 0.23 |
(0.10) | −(0.12) | −(0.02) | −(0.02) | −(0.05) | −(0.06) | −(0.08) | −(0.04) | −(0.11) | −(0.55) | |
Fatigue | −0.01 | −0.08 | −0.03 *** | −0.05 *** | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 * | 0.04 | −0.02 |
(0.04) | −(0.04) | −(0.01) | −(0.01) | −(0.02) | −(0.03) | −(0.03) | −(0.02) | −(0.05) | −(0.32) | |
Job stress | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.07 *** | 0.09 *** | 0.09 * | 0.08 | 0.25 *** | 0.22 *** | 0.25 * | 0.34 |
(0.08) | −(0.07) | −(0.02) | −(0.01) | −(0.04) | −(0.05) | −(0.06) | −(0.04) | −(0.12) | −(0.65) | |
Workplace spirituality | 0.43 *** | 0.33 *** | 0.42 *** | 0.46 *** | 0.46 *** | 0.44 *** | 0.42 *** | 0.45 *** | 0.45 *** | 0.52 |
(0.06) | −(0.05) | −(0.02) | −(0.01) | −(0.03) | −(0.04) | −(0.05) | −(0.03) | −(0.07) | −(0.31) | |
R2 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
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Jin, J.H.; Lee, E.J. Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life in a Sample of Cancer Survivor Female Nurses. Medicina 2020, 56, 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120721
Jin JH, Lee EJ. Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life in a Sample of Cancer Survivor Female Nurses. Medicina. 2020; 56(12):721. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120721
Chicago/Turabian StyleJin, Ju Hyun, and Eun Ju Lee. 2020. "Factors Affecting Quality of Work Life in a Sample of Cancer Survivor Female Nurses" Medicina 56, no. 12: 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56120721