Professional quality of life, sleep disturbance and health among nurses: A mediation analysis. Issue 6 (22nd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Lena J.; Wehrlen, Leslie; Ding, Ya; Ross, Alyson
• Is Part Of: Nursing open. Volume 9:Issue 6(2022)
• Page Start: 2771
• Page End: 2780
• Publication Date: 2021-07-22
• Subjects: burnout -- compassion satisfaction -- health -- nurses -- professional quality of life -- secondary traumatic stress -- sleep disturbance; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.978
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-1058

Abstract

Abstract: Aims: This study aimed to examine sleep disturbance as a mediator of the relationship between professional quality of life (compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress) and health (physical and mental health) in nurses. Design: Descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Methods: Three hundred eighteen Registered Nurses completed a web‐based survey at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in the United States. Mediation analyses were conducted to test hypothesized relationships. Results: Nurses with higher levels of compassion satisfaction reported lower levels of sleep disturbance and better physical/mental health. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress were negatively associated with physical/mental health and positively associated with sleep disturbance. Sleep disturbance fully or partially mediated the relationships between professional quality of life and physical/mental health among nurses.