Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science

Korean society of Biological Nursing Science (한국기초간호학회)
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Comparison of Occupational Stress and Health Problems between Leavers and Stayers: Focused on Novice Nurses

이직자와 재직자의 직무스트레스와 건강문제 비교: 신규간호사를 중심으로

  • Ki, Jison (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi-Kwon, Smi (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
  • 기지선 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 최스미 (서울대학교 간호대학.간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2020.12.29
  • Accepted : 2021.05.11
  • Published : 2021.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to identify occupational stress and health problems as well as turnover reasons among leavers in novice nurses and to estimate factors which might affect turnover by comparing them to stayers. Methods: In this study, secondary analysis of data gathered from the Shift Work Nurse's Health and Turnover studies, was carried out. The data were collected from 204 stayers who have been working for 18 months since 2018 and 48 leavers who left within the same period at two tertiary hospitals in Seoul. The reasons for turnover, occupational stress, and 8 types of health problems were recorded. The data were analyzed using SAS 9.4 to obtain descriptive statistics. In parallel, Pearson's chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, and independent t-test were also conducted. Results: The main reasons for turnover were job stress and difficult interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Occupational stress of leavers was higher than stayers, especially in the subscales of interpersonal conflict, organizational system, lack of reward, and occupational climate. Among the 8 types of health problems, the depression prevalence of leavers was higher compared to stayers and showed marginal significance. Unexpectedly, the sleep disturbance prevalence of stayers was significantly higher compared to leavers. Conclusion: To reduce the turnover rate of novice nurses, education on how to cope with occupational stress is needed. A customized program for novice nurses to overcome the difficulties of interpersonal relations would be helpful.

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2019년 한국기초간호학회 연구비 지원 사업에서 일반연구과제 지원받음. 2017-2020년도 한국연구재단의 지원에 의해 수행되었음(과제번호: NRF-2017R1A2B2002652).

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