Protocol of the Nurses' Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Due to high workload, shift work and shortage of human resources, nurses are vulnerable to various mental health problems which are significantly related to their physical health, patient safety and healthcare quality. The long-term monitoring of nurses' mental health and identifying its risk factors are necessary. Accounting for more than one-fifth of global nurses, Chinese nurses have a demanding healthcare workload, especially in tertiary hospitals, yet there is no national cohort concerning their mental health and associated factors. This study (Nurses' Mental Health Study, NMHS) aims to investigate the mental health of Chinese nurses in tertiary hospitals and to identify the risk and protective factors.

Methods and analysis

NMHS is a multicentre prospective

SUBMITTER: Ning M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815406 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature