Effect of Sleep Quality and Depression on Married Female Nurses’ Work–Family Conflict
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Work–Family Conflict
2.3.2. Sleep Quality
2.3.3. Depression
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics
3.2. Participants’ Work-Related Characteristics
3.3. Level of WFC, Sleep Quality, and Depression
3.4. Differences in WFC According to General Characteristics
3.5. Differences in WFC According to Work-Related Characteristics
3.6. Correlations among WFC, Sleep Quality, and Depression
3.7. Factors Affecting WFC
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characters | Categories | Range | n (%), Mean ± SD |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 24–58 | 37.78 ± 8.39 | |
Education level | Associate’s | 40 (13.8) | |
Bachelor’s | 214 (73.8) | ||
≥Master’s | 36 (12.4) | ||
Income type | Double | 255 (87.9) | |
Single | 35 (12.1) | ||
Monthly household income (Million KRW) | <4 | 25 (8.7) | |
4–4.9 | 38 (13.1) | ||
5–5.9 | 52 (17.9) | ||
≥6 | 175 (60.3) | ||
Stage of family’s lifecycle | Non-parenthood | 54 (18.6) | |
Young child | 114 (39.3) | ||
School aged or older child | 122 (42.1) | ||
Number of children (person) (n = 238) | 1 | 51 (21.4) | |
2 | 161 (67.6) | ||
≥3 | 26 (11.0) | ||
Satisfaction with spouse’s household and parenting involvement | Extremely satisfied | 29 (10.0) | |
Satisfied | 108 (37.2) | ||
Neutral | 83 (28.6) | ||
Dissatisfied | 41 (14.1) | ||
Extremely dissatisfied | 15 (5.2) | ||
Missing | 14 (4.8) | ||
Perceived health status | Good | 66 (22.8) | |
Moderate | 137 (47.2) | ||
Poor | 87 (30.0) | ||
Average sleep duration (hours) | <5 | 14 (4.8) | |
5–5.9 | 8 (20.1) | ||
6–6.9 | 94 (32.4) | ||
7–7.9 | 74 (25.5) | ||
≥8 | 50 (17.2) | ||
Meal pattern | Regular | 94 (32.4) | |
Irregular | 196 (67.6) | ||
Regular exercise | Yes | 50 (17.2) | |
No | 240 (82.8) |
Characters | Categories | Range | n (%), Mean ± SD |
---|---|---|---|
Hospital size (beds) | 100–399 | 17 (5.9) | |
400–799 | 128 (44.1) | ||
≥800 | 145 (50.0) | ||
Current position | Staff nurse | 224 (77.2) | |
Charge nurse | 39 (13.4) | ||
≥Head nurse | 27 (9.3) | ||
Job type | Rotating shift | 172 (59.3) | |
Regular office hours | 118 (40.7) | ||
Night shift | Yes | 131 (45.2) | |
No | 159 (54.8) | ||
Working department | General ward | 168 (57.9) | |
Intensive care unit | 24 (8.3) | ||
Emergency room | 14 (4.8) | ||
Other units | 84 (29.0) | ||
Satisfaction with job | Extremely satisfied | 6 (2.1) | |
Satisfied | 82 (28.3) | ||
Neutral | 155 (53.4) | ||
Dissatisfied | 37 (12.8) | ||
Extremely dissatisfied | 10 (3.4) | ||
Considering leaving the job | Yes | 251 (86.6) | |
No | 39 (13.4) | ||
Total clinical career (months) | 12–1058 | 202.55 ± 121.59 | |
Clinical career at the current unit (months) | 2–569 | 58.91 ± 77.73 | |
Monthly average number of night shifts | 1–8 | 5.44 ± 1.72 |
Characters | Min | Max | Mean ± SD | n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
WFC | 1.00 | 7.00 | 4.84 ± 1.12 | |
Sleep quality | 16.00 | 59.00 | 37.45 ± 7.87 | |
Depression | 20.00 | 72.00 | 35.46 ± 9.63 | |
Mild | 26 (9.0) | |||
Severe | 264 (91.0) |
Characters | Categories | Mean ± SD | t/F(p) LSD |
---|---|---|---|
Education level | Associate’s | 35.08 ± 7.70 | 0.82 (0.441) |
Bachelor’s | 37.43 ± 7.36 | ||
≥Master’s | 40.17 ± 10.08 | ||
Income type | Double | 4.86 ± 1.12 | 0.73 (0.469) |
Single | 4.71 ± 1.14 | ||
Monthly household income (Million KRW) | <4 | 4.85 ± 1.22 | 0.26 (0.853) |
4–4.9 | 4.84 ± 1.14 | ||
5–5.9 | 4.96 ± 1.05 | ||
≥6 | 4.80 ± 1.13 | ||
Stage of family’s lifecycle | Non-parenthood a | 4.33 ± 1.11 | 7.12 (0.001) |
Young child b | 4.96 ± 1.16 | a < b,c | |
School aged or older child c | 4.95 ± 1.03 | ||
Number of children (person) (n = 238) | 1 | 5.19 ± 0.93 | 1.47 (0.233) |
2 | 4.90 ± 1.11 | ||
≥3 | 4.88 ± 1.27 | ||
Satisfaction with spouse’s household and parenting involvement | Extremely satisfied | 4.72 ± 1.39 | 1.68 (0.156) |
Satisfied | 4.84 ± 1.08 | ||
Neutral | 4.85 ± 1.01 | ||
Dissatisfied | 4.88 ± 1.09 | ||
Extremely dissatisfied | 5.56 ± 0.96 | ||
Perceived health status | Good a | 4.01 ± 1.24 | 12.01 (<0.001) |
Moderate b | 4.71 ± 0.99 | c > a,b | |
Poor c | 5.30 ± 1.08 | ||
Average sleep duration (hours) | <5 | 5.25 ± 1.11 | 1.337 (0.256) |
5–5.9 | 4.95 ± 1.21 | ||
6–6.9 | 4.72 ± 1.14 | ||
7–7.9 | 4.72 ± 1.01 | ||
≥8 | 5.00 ± 1.12 | ||
Meal pattern | Regular | 4.68 ± 1.04 | −1.65 (0.099) |
Irregular | 4.91 ± 1.16 | ||
Regular exercise | Yes | 4.66 ± 1.06 | −1.26 (0.209) |
No | 4.88 ± 1.14 |
Characters | Categories | Mean ± SD | t/F(p) LSD |
---|---|---|---|
Hospital size (beds) | 100–399 | 4.54 ± 0.99 | 0.67 (0.513) |
400–799 | 4.84 ± 1.12 | ||
≥800 | 4.84 ± 1.12 | ||
Current position | Staff nurse | 4.74 ± 1.15 | 1.62 (0.200) |
Charge nurse | 5.13 ± 0.93 | ||
≥Head nurse | 4.84 ± 1.08 | ||
Job type | Rotating shift | 4.87 ± 1.11 | 0.56 (0.575) |
Regular office hours | 4.79 ± 1.14 | ||
Night shift | Yes | 4.84 ± 1.13 | 0.05 (0.964) |
No | 4.84 ± 1.12 | ||
Working department | General ward | 4.92 ± 1.15 | 0.90 (0.444) |
Intensive care unit | 4.91 ± 1.12 | ||
Emergency room | 4.63 ± 0.97 | ||
Other units | 4.70 ± 1.10 | ||
Satisfaction with job | Extremely satisfied a | 4.77 ± 1.91 | 7.95 (<0.001) |
Satisfied b | 4.46 ± 1.12 | c,d,e > b | |
Neutral c | 4.85 ± 1.06 | e > a,b,c,d | |
Dissatisfied d | 5.24 ± 0.88 | ||
Extremely dissatisfied e | 6.22 ± 0.94 | ||
Considering leaving the job | Yes | 4.90 ± 1.09 | 2.52 (0.012) |
No | 4.42 ± 1.28 |
Variables | Sleep Quality | Depression |
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r(p) | ||
WFC | −0.14 (0.018) | 0.34 (<0.001) |
Sleep quality | −0.52 (<0.001) |
Variables | B | SE | β | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | 4.01 | 0.56 | 7.11 | <0.001 | |
Stage of family’s lifecycle = Non-parenthood | −0.75 | 0.18 | −0.26 | −4.23 | <0.001 |
Perceived health status = Good | −0.49 | 0.19 | −0.18 | −2.55 | 0.011 |
Perceived health status = Moderate | −0.34 | 0.15 | −0.15 | −2.28 | 0.023 |
Satisfaction with job = Extremely dissatisfied | 1.01 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 2.67 | 0.008 |
Considering leaving the job = No | −0.43 | 0.18 | −0.13 | −2.41 | 0.016 |
Depression | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 3.18 | 0.002 |
R2 = 0.233, Adj R2 = 0.202, F = 7.663, p < 0.001 |
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Hwang, E.; Yu, Y. Effect of Sleep Quality and Depression on Married Female Nurses’ Work–Family Conflict. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157838
Hwang E, Yu Y. Effect of Sleep Quality and Depression on Married Female Nurses’ Work–Family Conflict. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):7838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157838
Chicago/Turabian StyleHwang, Eunhee, and Yeongbin Yu. 2021. "Effect of Sleep Quality and Depression on Married Female Nurses’ Work–Family Conflict" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 7838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157838