Factors Associated With Nurse’s Professional Quality Of Life

Abstract

Nursing is a profession characterized by substantial difficulties and challenges, highlighting the need to prioritize and enhance their professional quality of life. To assess nurses' professional quality of life and identify associated factors. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 202 nurses at a Grade I public hospital in southern Vietnam. Self-assessment surveys were administered using a structured questionnaire, incorporating the ProQOL scale. Statistical analyses included T-tests, ANOVA, Pearson, and linear regression with significance at p < 0.05. Most responses indicated an average professional quality of life among nurses. Significant correlations were observed among the components of professional quality of life; gender was associated with compassion satisfaction while working hours and on-call shifts were linked to secondary traumatic stress in nurses. Nursing administrators should prioritize enhancing nurses' professional quality of life.