Factors determing quality of life of nurses: analytical rewiev of research sources

Abstract

Purpose: to define the main factors that affect nurses’ quality of life working at different levels of health care. Materials and methods. The bibliometrics analysis was conducted using the scientific search databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, MEDLINE), to identify the relevant studies about the peculiarities of the quality of life of nurses working in different departments and at different levels of health care. The main factors that determine the nurses’ quality of life were carried out. Results. The analysis of studies on the factors influencing the quality of life of nurses has shown that they are interrelated with both work and personal characteristics. The factors related to professional activity include job satisfaction, the nature of relations with colleagues, the clarity of defined responsibilities, the presence of traumatic stress at work, the level of support from management, and the availability of social support. Personal characteristics include personal physical health, professional burnout, level of psychological stability, and moral stability. We identified that socio-demographic factors such as gender and family have a direct relationship with the quality of life of nurses. Conclusions. The quality of life of nurses depends on the influence of many interrelated factors, the most common of which are traumatic stress, peculiarities of perceived stress, compassion satisfaction, professional burnout, psychological stability, moral stability, availability of social and material support, level of recognition by the management of the department and health care institution.