The ANQueSt (Asian Nurse Quality of life Study) to Compare Quality of Life and Identify Related Variables: Study Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Design
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Hospital-based nurses’ quality of life is affected by stress coping ability, job satisfaction, job stress, and social support. These relationships appear to be identical, even among different countries. Nevertheless, dynamic comparisons of quality of life in Asia are very limited. The Asian Nurse Quality of Life Study was designed to compare nurses’ quality of life across Asian countries and identify variables that are related to quality of life. Research design: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey design. Subject: Hospital based nurses are recruited from Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Bhutan (Five Asian countries). The inclusion criteria for the research are: 1) being from an Asian country, 2) working at a teaching hospital, and 3) obtaining the nursing director’s agreement. Co-researchers from each country independently select particular research fields. Method: A cross-sectional survey is conducted across five Asian countries (Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Bhutan). Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF), job stress (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health questionnaire), and demographic data are assessed. Quality of life is directly compared among the countries. Stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis is performed to identify variables related to quality of life.
Authors and Affiliations
Sachiko Makabe
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP382377
- DOI 10.4172/2167-0870.1000303
- Views 61
- Downloads 0
Keratosis Lesion on the Nose
Porokeratosis (PK) is a rare skin disease, of unknown etiology, probably due to a disorder of epidermal keratinization. We describe a 24 year-old male patient, with porokeratosis of Mibelli confirmed histopathologically....
Erythroderma Due to the Association of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2a and Ribavirin
The dermatological adverse effects due to the association of interferon Alpha and ribavirin in patients treated for hepatitis C are becoming more frequent but little is known about them. Such adverse effects range from e...
Preparation with Mechanical Bowel Cleansing or/and Oral Antibiotics or Nothing for Elective Colorectal Surgery: Two-Two-Arm Multicentre Randomised Controlled Studies (MECCLANT –C and –R Trials)
Background: Based on sound evidence, traditional mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery has mostly been abandoned during the last two decades. However, more recent evidence from USA large databases...
Toward a Comprehensive and Accurate Measure of Clinical Trial Workload, Equity, Quality Assurance and Patient Safety-How Much Workload is Too Much? Commentary and Brief Research Report
This article provides a brief commentary on the methodology surrounding controlled clinical trials, the growing trend of centers conducting multiple controlled trials (i.e. “factory science”), trial workload measures, an...
Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction Related to the Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin after Noncardiac Surgery: A Review
Although Acute Myocardial Infarct (AMI) from its classic symptomatology added or not to electrocardiographic changes is a significant cause of perioperative associated mortality, when it is only plotted from the enzymati...