Self‐reported environmental health risks of nurses working in hospital surgical units

Azizoğlu, Fatma; Kose, Akin; Gül, Hülya

doi:10.1111/inr.12467

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“…With the exception of temporal demands which are higher in the day shift, we found no variability between the type of working shifts regarding nurses' self-perceived workload demands, work environment factors, nursing task performance (39), and nurses' health outcomes. In contrast, recent research have found higher rates of physical and psychological risks among nurses working in the night shifts in comparison to the day shifts (6,44). Reported sta ng resources and adequacy, performance satisfaction, and tasks performed by RNs were higher in pediatric services and emotional exhaustion was lowest in this services.…”

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“…and the United States (15) have reported an annual prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses ranging between 40% and 85%. Other recurrent health conditions for this occupation are skin diseases, including eczema, allergy, and fungal infections due to the possibility of exposure to various chemical (e.g., formaldehyde and ethylene oxide), biological (e.g., fungi, viruses, and bacteria), and physical hazards (e.g., radiation, and populous air conditioning) (6,16). Some results also suggest that nurses might have increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to their shifts working conditions (17) .…”

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“…(2018) found, in a sample of Canadian hospitals, that nurses had several cardiovascular disease risk factors including objectively measured obesity/overweight, hypertension, and high cholesterol level, as well as self-reported poor mental health, smoking, and diabetes status (10). Another prominent health outcomes reported among nurses are mental health problems including anxiety, stress, depression, sleep disorders, and emotional exhaustion (6,(18)(19)(20).…”

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“…In addition to the nature of the nursing tasks -which are largely stress-inducing and put nurses in routine exposure to grief and suffering of others - (6,19,21,22), data show that work environment factors in healthcare institutions are associated with nurses' physical (9,23,24) and emotional (21,22,(25)(26)(27) health. Several aspects of the work environment in hospitals have been suggested to in uence nurses' health, including workload demands, nurse manager ability, leadership and support of nurses, sta ng and resource adequacy, and workplace teamwork climate (28).…”

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Work environment-related factors and nurses’ health outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals

ELBEJJANI

Ahad

Simon

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Background: Worldwide, studies show that nurses’ health is related to some work environment factors; however, data on nursing tasks’ allocation and self-perceived workload are lacking, particularly for Lebanese nurses. We assessed the relationship of several work environment factors (overall workload and specific temporal, physical, mental, effort, frustration, and performance demands (NASA Task Load Index), staffing resources adequacy and leadership (Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index), teamwork climate (Safety Attitudes Questionnaire), and nursing task allocation (Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care) with self-reported musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, skin, and mental health diseases (Work Ability Index) and emotional exhaustion (Maslach Burnout Inventory) among Lebanese nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional self-report survey was distributed to all 289 registered nurses (RNs) in the medical, surgical, and pediatric units in two university-affiliated hospitals in Lebanon; 170 RNs provided complete data. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship of work environment factors with health conditions. Results: The most prevalent outcomes were musculoskeletal disease (69%), emotional exhaustion (59%), and mental health problems (56%); 70% of RNs had ≥2 and 35.29% had ≥4 co-occurring health problems. Musculoskeletal disorders were associated with higher overall (OR=1.36 (95%CI=1.03, 1.80)), temporal (OR=1.30 (95%CI=1.09, 1.55)), and physical demands (OR=1.20 (95%CI=1.03, 1.49)), more nursing tasks allocation to RNs (OR=1.11 (95%CI=1.01, 1.23)) and lower teamwork climate (OR=0.60 (95%CI=0.36, 0.98). Higher odds of mental/emotional problems were related to higher overall, temporal, frustration, and effort demands, and lower teamwork climate, performance satisfaction, and resources adequacy (increased odds ranging from 18% to 88%). Work-environment factors were related to higher co-occurrence of health problems. Conclusions: Results show high health burden and co-morbidity among Lebanese RNs and highlight the value of more comprehensive approaches towards improving many work environment factors (including team climate, various components of workload, resources, and nursing tasks’ allocation) to reduce this burden.

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“…In addition to the nature of the nursing tasks -which are largely stress-inducing and put nurses in frequent exposure to the grief and suffering of others - (6,19,21,22), data show that work environment factors in healthcare institutions are associated with nurses' physical (9,23,24) and emotional (21,22,(25)(26)(27) health. Several aspects of the work environment in hospitals have been suggested to in uence nurses' health, including workload demands, nurse managers' abilities,, leadership, sta ng resources and adequacy, and the availability of support and teamwork climate (28).…”

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Work environment-related factors and nurses’ health outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals

ELBEJJANI

Ahad

Simon

et al. 2020

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Background: Worldwide, studies show a relationship between nurses’ health and some work environment factors; however, data on nurses’ health and self-perceived workload and nursing task allocation are lacking, particularly for Lebanese nurses. We assessed the relationship of several work environment factors: overall workload and specific temporal, physical, mental, effort, frustration, and performance demands (NASA Task Load Index), staffing resources and adequacy and leadership (Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index), teamwork climate (Safety Attitudes Questionnaire), and nursing task allocation (Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care)) with self-reported musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, skin, and mental health diseases (Work Ability Index) and emotional exhaustion (Maslach Burnout Inventory) among Lebanese nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional self-report survey was distributed to all 289 registered nurses (RNs) in the medical, surgical, and pediatric units in two Lebanese university-affiliated hospitals; 170 RNs had complete data. Adjusted multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between work environment factors and health outcomes. Results: The most prevalent outcomes were musculoskeletal disease (69%), emotional exhaustion (59%), and mental health problems (56%); 70% of RNs had ≥2 and 35.29% had ≥4 co-occurring health problems. Musculoskeletal disease was associated with higher overall (OR=1.36 (95%CI=1.03, 1.80)), temporal (OR=1.30 (95%CI=1.09, 1.55)), and physical demands (OR=1.20 (95%CI=1.03, 1.49)), higher task allocation to RNs (OR=1.11 (95%CI=1.01, 1.23)) and lower teamwork climate (OR=0.60 (95%CI=0.36, 0.98). Higher odds of mental/emotional problems were associated with higher overall, temporal, frustration, and effort demands, and lower teamwork climate, performance satisfaction, and resources adequacy (increased odds ranging from 18% to 88%). Work environment indicators were associated with higher co-occurrence of health problems. Conclusions: Results show elevated health burden and co-morbidity among Lebanese RNs and highlight the value of comprehensive approaches that can simultaneously improve several work environment factors (namely self-perceived workload, teamwork, , resources, and nursing task allocation) to reduce this burden.

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Environmental health risks faced by operating room nurses: A descriptive study

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Koyuncu,

Yava

et al. 2024

Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management

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Self‐reported environmental health risks of nurses working in hospital surgical units

Abstract: The health care provided by nurses who work in a healthy environment would be more efficient and of better quality, which will result in better economic and social outcomes for individual and communities.

Cited by 22 publications

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Work environment-related factors and nurses’ health outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals

Work environment-related factors and nurses’ health outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals

Work environment-related factors and nurses’ health outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals

Environmental health risks faced by operating room nurses: A descriptive study

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