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Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Volume 8
March 26-27, 2018 | Orlando, USA
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N
urses are exposed to a poor psychological work
environment; this may cause poor mental health, which
is a risk factor for suicidal ideation. We investigated the
association between the psychological work environment
and suicidal ideation among hospital nurses in Taiwan. In
2015, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in Taiwan
female nurses and applied stratified sampling by region
(north, central, south, and east) to select representative
centers for this study. Approximately 2%–8% of the hospitals
from each region were selected. A self-report questionnaire
including items on demographic data, the psychological
work environment, and suicidal ideation was sent to our
participants working in hospitals. Multiple logistic regression
and population attributable risk analyses were performed
to assess the effect of the psychological work environment
on suicidal ideation. A total of 2,734 (76.8%) returned the
questionnaires and were eligible for final analysis. The
prevalence of suicidal ideation was 18.3%, and higher risk
was found to be associated with the educational level of
junior college or below, higher personal burnout, higher
client-related burnout, and always feeling stressed at
work. Estimation of population attributable risk showed
that higher personal and client-related burnout and always
feeling stressed at work were the most crucial factors among
nurses, accounting for 19.4%, 12.7%, and 9.9% of suicidal
ideation, respectively. We conclude that considerable
proportion of nurses developed suicidal ideation. A poor
psychological work environment was relevant factors for
suicidal ideation. This study provides relevant knowledge for
nursing management levels in preventing the development
of suicidal ideation among nurses. Not only for nurses’
mental health, but for patient safety and care quality, further
studies in improving nurses’ psychological work environment
are warranted.
Speaker Biography
Judith Shiao is currently working at National Taiwan University College of Medicine and
NTU Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
e:
scshiao@ntu.edu.twPsychological work environment and suicidal ideation among nurses
Judith Shiao
National Taiwan University, Taiwan