Correlation research of clinical nurses' quality of life with sleep quality and job burnout in classIII grade A hospitals in Xuzhou

Abstract

Objective To explore the correlation of nurses' quality of life with sleep quality and their job burnout in class Ⅲ grade A hospitals, and to identify the high risk factors affecting nurses' quality of life, so as to provide constructive suggestions. Methods From September 2015 to January 2016, totally 460 nurses working in class Ⅲ grade A hospitals of Xuzhou were investigated by self-administered questionnaire using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) , the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the World Health Organization quality of life instrument's BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) . The data was analyzed by SPSS17.0 statistical software, and measurement data use t-test. The multivariate linear regression equation model took PSQI and MBI entries as independent variables, and took the dimensions of WHOQOL-BREF as the dependent variable, and used the stepwise method to run the equation. Results A total of 460 questionnaires were issued and 400 valid were recovered. The effective recovery rate was 86.9%. Compared with respective norm, the scores of PSQI (7.18±3.47) , emotional exhaustion (23.99±12.45) and depersonalization (8.20±5.97) dimension of MBI were higher, and the differences were statistically significant (t=38.846, 36.154, 25.737; P<0.001) . The score of personal accomplishment dimension of MBI and all four areas in WHOQOL-BREF were lower than norm, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.001) . Regression analysis showed that subjective sleep quality, sleep time in PSQI and emotional exhaustion area, personal accomplishment area of MBI had significant effects on nurses' quality of life (P<0.05) . Conclusions The quality of sleep and quality of life of clinical nurses in class Ⅲ grade A hospitals is poor, and their job burnout is strong. It suggests that solving nurses' working life dilemma should start from the high risk factors which have great influence on it, so as to improve nurses' quality of life. Key words: Nurses; Sleep quality; Job burnout; Quality of life; Correlation