DOI: 10.5176/2315-4330_WNC18.37
Authors: Yang Song, Man Jiang, Ying Wang
Abstract:
Background The aging population puts great pressure on the long-term care system in China. Nurses motivation is crucial for an effective long-term care system. Objective To investigate motivation factors in nurses working at long-term care facilities in China using Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory. Method The sample consisted of 963 registered nurses (care experience>90 days) from 12 community health service organizations and 12 elderly nursing homes in Shanghai. An anonymous survey was conducted using a questionnaire to obtain information regarding the nurses’ demographic characteristics, The Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS), The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI), The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and the stress scale. Logistic regression and Person correlation are conducted to study the factors associated with job satisfaction. Results Most participants were women, married, between 21-40 years old and higher education graduates. Age, region, education, the types of institutions, nursing profession and work, A duration of working experience longer than 10 years and depersonalization were correlated with job satisfaction.
Keywords: job satisfaction, motivation, nurse, long-term care
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