ORIGINAL PAPER
Personal resources as predictors of health-related behaviors in nurses
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Academy of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Poland
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Faculty of Psychology, Pedagogy, and Humanities, Krakow Academy of Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, Krakow, Poland
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2024-04-05
Final revision date: 2024-07-11
Acceptance date: 2024-07-19
Online publication date: 2024-10-07
Corresponding author
Maria Merklinger-Soma
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Academy of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Academy of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz, Poland
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The work environment negatively affects the health-related behaviors of nurses due to working in a two-shift system, expo-sure to professional stress, excessive psycho-physical burden, and limited time for relaxation. Personal resources constitute a significant factor influencing nurses’ health-related behaviors supporting their effective professional functioning. The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between health-related behaviors and personal resources and socio-demographic variables in a group of nurses.
Participants and procedure:
The sample consisted of 1420 nurses working in hospitals. A cross-sectional research model with questionnaire methods was employed. The Health Behavior Inventory, the Resilience Measurement Scale, the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and a survey questionnaire to collect socio-demographic data were used. The described tools exhibited satisfactory statistical parameters.
Results:
Nurses were characterized by an average or slightly increased level of health behaviors and personal resources. Resilience, self-efficacy, optimism, and socio-demographic factors (age, place of residence, relationship status, financial situation, work system, length of service, type of department, BMI) were significant predictors determining the health-related behav-iors in nurses.
Conclusions:
Personal resources (resilience, self-efficacy, optimism) and selected socio-demographic variables, as significant predictors of health-related behaviors, were found to be diverse in terms of strength and direction of impact. The obtained results high-light the justification for continuing research, which could serve as a foundation for developing educational programs. It is recommended, therefore, that nurses participate in various forms of support related to the development of their personal resources and shaping of their health-related behaviors in the workplace.
The work environment negatively affects the health-related behaviors of nurses due to working in a two-shift system, expo-sure to professional stress, excessive psycho-physical burden, and limited time for relaxation. Personal resources constitute a significant factor influencing nurses’ health-related behaviors supporting their effective professional functioning. The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between health-related behaviors and personal resources and socio-demographic variables in a group of nurses.
Participants and procedure:
The sample consisted of 1420 nurses working in hospitals. A cross-sectional research model with questionnaire methods was employed. The Health Behavior Inventory, the Resilience Measurement Scale, the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and a survey questionnaire to collect socio-demographic data were used. The described tools exhibited satisfactory statistical parameters.
Results:
Nurses were characterized by an average or slightly increased level of health behaviors and personal resources. Resilience, self-efficacy, optimism, and socio-demographic factors (age, place of residence, relationship status, financial situation, work system, length of service, type of department, BMI) were significant predictors determining the health-related behav-iors in nurses.
Conclusions:
Personal resources (resilience, self-efficacy, optimism) and selected socio-demographic variables, as significant predictors of health-related behaviors, were found to be diverse in terms of strength and direction of impact. The obtained results high-light the justification for continuing research, which could serve as a foundation for developing educational programs. It is recommended, therefore, that nurses participate in various forms of support related to the development of their personal resources and shaping of their health-related behaviors in the workplace.
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