The impact of perceived workload on nurse satisfaction with work-life balance and intention to leave the occupation.
High involvement work practices (HIWPs)
Intention to leave
Nursing
Retention
Work-life balance
Workload
Journal
Applied nursing research : ANR
ISSN: 1532-8201
Titre abrégé: Appl Nurs Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8901557
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
13
03
2019
revised:
25
06
2019
accepted:
25
06
2019
pubmed:
4
8
2019
medline:
22
8
2020
entrez:
4
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In the drive to make the health sector more economically efficient and effective, what is potentially being lost is the need to look after the well-being of those who work within this profession. Nurses are the largest group in the health sector workforce and the frontline of patient care. Workload perceptions are known to be impacting nurses' well-being and are becoming a critical concern for the retention of this workforce. In response, this study aims to examine the relationships among perceived workload, satisfaction with work-life balance (an indicator of well-being), and intention to leave the occupation. Additionally, high involvement work practices (HIWPs) are examined as a form of organisational support that may buffer the negative impact of perceived workload on nurses' well-being and intention to leave the occupation. A 2016 online survey of the nursing profession in Australia yielded 2984 responses. We assessed the impact of perceived workload on nurses' well-being and intention to leave the occupation, and the role of HIWPs in ameliorating the negative impact of perceived workload. Our results show that perceived workload is associated with increasing intention to leave the occupation and is mediated by nurses' satisfaction with work-life balance. Where organisational support is provided through HIWPs, this can mitigate such intentions. These aspects are within the control of those who manage this workforce and should be central to human resource management strategies in the health care sector.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIM
In the drive to make the health sector more economically efficient and effective, what is potentially being lost is the need to look after the well-being of those who work within this profession. Nurses are the largest group in the health sector workforce and the frontline of patient care. Workload perceptions are known to be impacting nurses' well-being and are becoming a critical concern for the retention of this workforce. In response, this study aims to examine the relationships among perceived workload, satisfaction with work-life balance (an indicator of well-being), and intention to leave the occupation. Additionally, high involvement work practices (HIWPs) are examined as a form of organisational support that may buffer the negative impact of perceived workload on nurses' well-being and intention to leave the occupation.
METHOD
A 2016 online survey of the nursing profession in Australia yielded 2984 responses. We assessed the impact of perceived workload on nurses' well-being and intention to leave the occupation, and the role of HIWPs in ameliorating the negative impact of perceived workload.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
Our results show that perceived workload is associated with increasing intention to leave the occupation and is mediated by nurses' satisfaction with work-life balance. Where organisational support is provided through HIWPs, this can mitigate such intentions. These aspects are within the control of those who manage this workforce and should be central to human resource management strategies in the health care sector.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31375315
pii: S0897-1897(19)30183-1
doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2019.06.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
70-76Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.