Work environment-related factors and nurses' health outcomes: a cross-sectional study in Lebanese hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

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 (M

SUBMITTER: Elbejjani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545948 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature