Individual and organizational features of a favorable work environment in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The organizational context in healthcare (i.e., the work environment) is associated with patient outcomes and job satisfaction. Long-term care is often considered to be a challenging work environment, characterized by high job demands, low job control, a fast work pace and job dissatisfaction, which may affect patient care and increase staff turnover.This study aims to investigate the organizational context in nursing homes and the features of favorable or less favorable work environments.

Methods

This study is a cross-sectional study of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in Bergen, Norway (n = 1014). The K-means clustering algorithm was used to differentiate between favorable and less favorable work environments, based on the Alberta Context Tool. Mu

SUBMITTER: Potrebny T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature