Association between social support and depressive symptoms among Chinese nurses with formal employment versus contract-based employment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inequalities may exist in social and health status among nurses with different employment types. Few studies have investigated the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms among formally employed nurses compared with those in contract-based employment. This study aimed to examine the associations between social support and depressive symptoms among Chinese nurses with different forms of employment.

Methods

The present cross-sectional study was performed with 1,892 nurses from 12 tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province, China. The Social Support Rating Scale and the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were used to measure social support and depressive symptoms, respectively. The association between social support and depress

SUBMITTER: Fu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009186 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature