Abbreviations
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Symptomchecklist-90 (SCL-
90); Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9); Family APGAR Index (APGAR);
Comparative Fit Index (CFI); Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation (RMSEA);
Goodness Of Fit Index (GFI); Non Normed Fit Index (NFI); Tacker-Lewis Index (TLI);
Incremental Fit Index (IFI)
Introduction
With the development of the social economy,
people’s demand for health is getting higher and
higher, and the demand for nursing services is
also rising [1]. Since the 1980s, research on the
mental health of nurses has gradually increased
in foreign countries [2]. Foreign researchers
have discovered that the occupational pressure of
nurses is inevitable, and occupational pressure will
affect the individual’s sleep, leading to a decline in mental health, which in turn contributes to the
generation and development of nurses’ turnover
tendency [3]. Moreover, only nurses with a good
level of mental health can better engage in nursing
work [4]. The mental health of nurses affects their
sleep quality and thus their work quality, leading
to nursing accidents that endanger the safety of
patients [5,6]. The positive psychological attitude
of nurses can improve the sense of belonging
at work and the quality of nursing service [7].
According to data from the 2015 China health and family planning statistical yearbook, by
the end of 2014, the medical-care ratio in China
was 1:1.03, which is far lower than the average
medical-care ratio in Asian countries of 1:2.3 [8].
The shortage of nurses directly causes an increase
in the workload and pressure of nurses, directly
influencing their mental health [9]. Current
research data suggest that the overall mental health
of the nurses in my country is lower than that of
the general population, and the mental health of
nurses declines over time [10]. The research on the
mental health of nurses has attracted increasing
attention from researchers worldwide. This study
combines existing research results to explore the
influencing factors of nurses’ mental health status
with family function, work engagement, and sleep
quality as the starting point. Besides, the influence
of family function, work engagement, and sleep
quality on the mental health of nurses in China’s
top three hospitals is deeply explored. Thus,
the changes in nurses’ mental health are more
comprehensively explained, providing evidencebased
evidence for future interventions to improve
nurses’ mental health.
Methodology
Research object
The convenience sampling method was used
to select nurses from Taihe Hospital and Hubei
Medical College Affiliated Hospital of Shiyan
City, Hubei Province during the period of July-
August 2018 as the research objects. Inclusion
criteria:
1. Aged ≥ 18, graduated from full-time nursing
major, and obtained a nurse practitioner
qualification certificate;
2. Worked continuously in the hospital for more
than one year;
3. Participants with informed consent. Exclusion
criteria: (a) assistant, agency, and logistics
department nurses; (b) advanced students;
(c) those who are on vacation and learners
outside.
Determination of sample size
The survey tools of this study include 5 items
in the Family Care Scale (FSC), 9 items in the
Work Engagement Scale (WES), 24 items in the
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQIS),
and 90 items in the Self-reporting Inventory Scale (SRIS), with a total of 128 items. According to the
actual sample size estimation method, this amount
is 5-10 times of the total items in the questionnaire.
The sample size of this study is 8 times the
total items, 20% of invalid questionnaires are
considered, and the sample size is not less than
1,050 cases.
Survey tool
The general information questionnaire: Designed
by the researchers themselves, including 5 items
(nurse gender, age, working years, education
background, and professional title).
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), PSQI
was developed by Buysse et al., in 1989, and in
1996 to assess the sleep quality of patients in the
past month [11]. The higher the score, the worse
the quality of sleep; A score of more than 7 points
indicates sleep disorder. The sensitivity and
specificity of the scale were 98.3% and 90.2%,
respectively. Cronbach’s ɑ coefficient is 0.84 [12].
The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was
compiled by Derogatis and is widely used to
measure the mental health of various people,
consisting of 10 factors and 90 items. The
factors are somatization, obsessive-compulsive
symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression,
anxiety, hostility, horror, paranoia, psychosis, and
others (eating and sleeping) [13]. A total score of
≥ 160 points suggests a mental health problem.
The higher total score, the more severe the
mental health problem. The validity of the scale is
between 0.77 and 0.90.
The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9)
was compiled by Schaufeli and is widely used to
measure employee engagement status, containing
3 dimensions of vitality, dedication, and focus
[14,15]. There are 3 versions of the original
scale with 17, 15, and 9 items, respectively. This
survey adopts a reduced version of 9 items, and
the Cronbach’s α coefficient is 0.93. The reduced
version uses a 7-level scoring method. A score
of 0 and 6 means “never” and “every day”,
respectively. The scores of each dimension of the
scale and the total scale are calculated based on
the average score of the items. The higher score,
the higher the work commitment.
The Family APGAR index (APGAR), also
known as the family function assessment form,
is used to test family functions and is a relatively
simple method of self-report [16]. It can reflect the subjective satisfaction of individual family
members with family functions, a total of 5
questions. Each topic represents a family function,
that is, family fitness, cooperation, maturity,
affection, and intimacy. Each item adopts a threelevel
scoring method: rarely 0 points, sometimes
1 point, and often 2 points. The higher the score,
the better the family care. A total score of 0 to
3 indicates severe family dysfunction; a score
of 4 to 6 means a moderately impaired family
function; a score of 7 to 10 reflects that the family
is functioning well.
Investigation method
The questionnaire survey method is employed in
this study. The trained investigators followed the
unified instruction to distribute the questionnaires
in the morning meeting among various
departments of the hospital. Before the survey,
the purpose of the survey and the method of
filling in the questionnaire were explained to the
survey participants. The survey participants were
asked to complete the questionnaire after reading
and signing the informed consent form. The
filling-in process was completed independently
by the survey object, and the surveyor can
answer questions at any time. At the end of the
investigation, the questionnaire was collected
and checked on the spot. In this study, 1,200
questionnaires were actually distributed, and 1147
valid questionnaires were returned. The effective
recovery rate was 95.58%, which met the sample
size requirement.
Statistical method
Data are inputted into SPSS 22.0 for statistical
analysis. Counting data is described by frequency
and percentage. Measurement data conforming
to the normal distribution are represented by
the mean ± standard deviation , and the skewed
distribution is represented by the median. T-test
and analysis of variance were performed on
general data to analyze differences in nurses’
family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
and mental health status. Pearson correlation
analysis and multiple linear regressions were
conducted to analyze the relationship among
family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
and mental health status. AMOS21.0 software and
the maximum likelihood method were employed
to construct the structural equation model and fit
the model to the data, respectively. The model fit
was evaluated using the absolute fit index and
the relative fit index. Hierarchical regression was performed to examine interaction effects.
Besides, the adjustment effect was explored using
Microsoft Office Excel 2007. The scores of each
scale are analyzed after the mean centralization
processing. The study adopted a two-sided test,
and the test level was α=0.05.
Results
General demographic data of the research object
The 1147 subjects in this study include: 62 male
nurses, accounting for 5.4%; 1085 female nurses,
accounting for 94.6%; 45 nurses, accounting for
3.9%; 515 primary nurses, accounting for 44.9%;
455 primary nurses in charge, accounting for 39.7%;
124 deputy director primary nurses, accounting for
10.8%; 8 director primary nurses, accounting for
0.7%. Besides, there are 10 masters, accounting
for 0.9%; 1,036 undergraduates, accounting for
90.3%; 85 junior colleges, accounting for 7.4%;
16 technical secondary schools, accounting for
1.4%. There are 40 head nurses, accounting for
3.5%; 52 deputy head nurses, accounting for 4.5%;
1,055 general nurses, accounting for 92%. The
average age is 35.40 ± 6.55. It involves nursing
staff in 29 departments including gynecology,
obstetrics, pediatrics, otolaryngology, infections,
orthopedics, and emergency departments.
Family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
mental health status of clinical nurses
The total scores of APGAR, UWES-9, PSQI, and
SCL-90 for clinical nurses were (6.677 ± 3.279),
(31.971 ± 12.096), (6.220 ± 2.187), and (122.47
± 37.709), respectively. The scores of each
dimension are presented in Table 1.
Table 1. Family function, work engagement, sleep quality and mental health score of 1147 clinical nurses(score,X͞±S).
Scale |
Score |
Family functioning |
Fitness |
1.24 ± 0.763 |
Cooperation degree |
1.26 ± 0.781 |
Growth degree |
1.36 ± 0.770 |
Emotional degree |
1.29 ± 0.776 |
Intimacy degree |
1.52 ± 0.705 |
Total score |
6.677 ± 3.279 |
Work engagement |
Dynamic |
10.562 ± 4.156 |
Dedication |
10.921 ± 4.0148 |
Focus |
10.489 ± 4.220 |
Total score |
31.971 ± 12.096 |
PSQI Score |
6.220 ± 2.187 |
SCL-90 score |
Somatization |
1.394 ± 0.481 |
Forced symptoms |
1.583 ± 0.595 |
Sensitivity to interpersonal relationship |
1.343 ± 0.480 |
Depression |
1.424 ± 0.536 |
Anxiety |
1.330 ± 0.452 |
Hostile |
1.372 ± 0.491 |
Terrorist |
1.176 ± 0.342 |
Paranoid |
1.259 ± 0.404 |
Psychotic |
1.223 ± 0.366 |
Other |
1.410 ± 0.504 |
Total score |
122.47 ± 37.709 |
Correlation analysis of nurses’ family function,
work engagement, sleep quality, and mental health
Correlation analysis demonstrated that the
total score of nurses’ work engagement was
significantly positively and negatively correlated
with the total score of family function (r=0.511)
(P<0.01) and the total score of sleep quality (r=-
0.110), respectively. The total score of family
function and the total score of sleep quality (r=-
0.110) were significantly negatively correlated
(P<0.01). The SCL90-total score was significantly
positively correlated with the total sleep quality
score (r=0.483) (P<0.01) and was significantly
negatively correlated with the total score of family
function (r=-0.204) and the total score of work
engagement (r=-0.244) (P<0.01) (Table 2).
Table 2. Correlation between family function, work engagement, sleep quality and mental health of nurses (r value).
|
SCL90-total score |
SCL90-somatization |
SCL90-obsessional symptoms |
SCL9-sensitive to interpersonal relationships |
SCL90- depression |
SCL90-aanxiety |
SCL90-Hostility |
SCL90-terror |
SCL90-paranoid |
SCL90-psychotic |
SCL90-other |
Total score for sleep quality |
Family function score |
Work engagement score |
SCL90-total score |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-somatization |
0.851** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-obsessional symptoms |
0.910** |
0.763** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-sensitive to interpersonal relationships |
0.909** |
0.662** |
0.807** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-depression |
0.937** |
0.751** |
0.861** |
0.873** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-anxiety |
0.939** |
0.775** |
0.833** |
0.855** |
0.883** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90 –hostility |
0.872** |
0.677** |
0.770** |
0.785** |
0.809** |
0.793** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
SCL90 -terror |
0.812** |
0.644** |
0.681** |
0.777** |
0.717** |
0.764** |
0.697** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-paranoid |
0.851** |
0.633** |
0.739** |
0.837** |
0.788** |
0.788** |
0.797** |
0.718** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90 -psychotic |
0.891** |
0.699** |
0.744** |
0.843** |
0.811** |
0.857** |
0.750** |
0.775** |
0.825** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
SCL90-other |
0.830** |
0.756** |
0.761** |
0.684** |
0.754** |
0.758** |
0.687** |
0.597** |
0.648** |
0.701** |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Total score for sleep quality |
0.483** |
0.490** |
0.480** |
0.355** |
0.451** |
0.419** |
0.398** |
0.287** |
0.339** |
0.347 |
0.612** |
1 |
- |
- |
Family function |
-0.204** |
-0.146** |
-0.170** |
-0.206** |
-0.215** |
-0.176** |
-0.188** |
-0.140** |
-0.206** |
-0.192** |
-0.17 |
-0.114** |
1 |
- |
score |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work engagement score |
-0.244** |
-0.183** |
-0.214** |
-0.235** |
-0.248** |
-0.216** |
-0.236** |
-0.190** |
-0.242** |
-0.212** |
-0.196** |
-0.110** |
0.511** |
1 |
Note: **was significantly correlated at 0.01 level (bilateral). |
Multivariate regression analysis of clinical nurses’
work engagement
The stepwise method is used for multiple linear
regression analysis with SCL-90 total score as the
dependent variable and the general information
of clinical nurses (department, gender, age, title,
education, and position), 5 factors of family
function, 3 dimensions of work engagement, and
Pittsburgh sleep quality index as independent
variables. The main influencing factors of the
mental health of 1147 clinical nurses include the
length and emotional degree of family function,
the quality of sleep, and the vitality dimension in
work engagement (Table 3).
Table 3. Multiple regression analysis of factors influencing mental health of 1147 clinical nurses.
Independent variables |
Regression coefficient |
Standard error |
Normalized regression coefficient |
t value |
P value |
Constant |
79.65 |
14.5 |
- |
5.587 |
<0.01 |
Family function: Growth degree |
3.729 |
1.87 |
0.076 |
1.996 |
<0.05 |
Family function: Emotional degree |
-7.34 |
2.22 |
-0.15 |
-3.313 |
<0.01 |
Pittsburgh sleep quality index |
7.698 |
0.44 |
0.447 |
17.524 |
<0.01 |
Work engagement dimension: Vitality |
-1.56 |
0.61 |
-0.17 |
-2.571 |
<0.01 |
Note: R=0.539; R2=0.290; adjusted R2=0.281; F=30.864; P < 0.01; "-" blank. |
Structural equation model fitting index
AMOS 21.0 was employed to conduct structural
modeling analysis on the path among nurses’
family functions, work engagement, sleep quality, and mental health. The χ2/df, the Comparative Fit
Index (CFI), and the Root Mean Square Error of
Approximation (RMSEA) of the initial model are
11.744, 0.799, and 0.097, respectively. Therefore,
the model adaptability is poor. The model is revised
by using bias-corrected confidence intervals and
relaxing the restriction on the two dimensions of
work engagement and mental health according to
the principle of maximum Modification Indices
index. The revised model fitting results: χ2/
df=7.120; Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) is 0.881;
the CFI value is 0.951; the RMSEA value is
0.073; The Non-normed Fit Index (NFI) value
is 0.943; the Tacker-Lewis Index (TLI) value is
0.944; the Incremental Fit Index (IFI) value is
0.951. The χ2/df of the various indicators of the
model is not within the ideal range due to the large
sample size. The GFI value is not ideal but within
the acceptable range. Other indicators meet the
requirements (Table 4).
Table 4. Evaluation indexes of the model.
Fitting index |
χ2/df |
GFI |
RMSEA |
CFI |
NFI |
TLI |
IFI |
Ideal value |
<5 |
>0.9 |
<0.08 |
>0.9 |
>0.9 |
>0.9 |
>0.9 |
Model |
7.12 |
0.881 |
0.073 |
0.951 |
0.943 |
0.944 |
0.951 |
Discussion
Comparison of nurses’ mental health level and
norms in our hospital
Wang et al., revealed that the scores of Chinese
nurses in the ten dimensions of SCL-90 have
improved during 1998-2016, demonstrating that
the mental health of Chinese nurses has dropped
significantly, and the mental health of nurses
should be emphasized [17,18]. The results of this
study indicate that the total score of SCL-90 for
clinical nurses is (122.47 ± 37.709), and the scores
of all factors are lower than the norms of domestic
nurses. This reflects that the mental health level of
nurses in our hospital is significantly better than
the average level of other hospitals [19].
The close relationship between family function,
work engagement, sleep, and nurses’ mental
health
The results of this study demonstrate that nurses’
family functions are significantly correlated with
work engagement, sleep, and mental health. Many
research results abroad reveal that family function
can play a beneficial role in regulating negative
emotions such as anxiety and depression of nurses
[20-22]. However, the correlation between family
function and work engagement and sleep is rarely
reported and may be related to the differences in
family culture at home and abroad. Beck suggested
that postpartum nurses have a high level of
anxiety after returning to work from giving birth
to a second child, and family function is the main
factor of their anxiety, which indirectly affects the
work of nurses [23]. Arimura et al., discovered
that the sleep status of nurses is affected by their
mental health and recommended adjusting the
sleep rhythm of medical staff to avoid overwork
and improve negative emotions. Arimura et al.,
reported that work load is an influencing factor
of mental health [24]. The above research results
are consistent with the results of this research.
However, the correlation between the above four
variables is comprehensively studied in this study,
confirming that nurses’ family function, work
engagement, sleep, and mental health affect each
other [25]. Nurse managers need to implement
nurse care measures from multiple angles to truly
improve the mental health of nurses.
Regression analysis with nurses’ mental health as
the independent variable
This study indicates that the length of family function, emotional degree, Pittsburgh Sleep
Quality Index (PSQI), and the vitality of work
engagement dimensions in the regression equation
jointly explain the variance of mental health by
28.1%. The pittsburgh sleep quality index has
the largest standardized regression coefficient,
followed by the emotional degree in family
functions. This suggests that the factors influencing
the mental health of nurses are complex and
multifactorial. Family function, sleep status, and
work engagement are all influencing factors of
nurses’ mental health. Among them, sleep status
has the greatest impact on nurses’ mental health.
Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that
the relationship between anxiety, depression, and
sleep symptoms is significant [26]. These negative
emotions would increase the individual’s sleep
latency to a certain extent, making it difficult
for people to fall asleep and even wake up in the
middle of the night, wake up early, and dream
more. As a result, sleep efficiency is reduced, and
sleep symptoms such as sleep structure symptoms
appear. Sleep helps to remove metabolic waste
from the brain, such as lactic acid and β-amyloid.
Sleep deprivation affects all aspects of physical
health, and has extensive effects on emotional
and mental performance, as well as physiological
functions such as cardiovascular, endocrine,
immune system, and energy metabolism, leading
to irreversible damage [27,28]. Long-term repeated
episodes of lack of sleep can cause emotional
symptoms, which can also increase the barriers of
various systems such as immunity, learning, and
memory. However, Xin revealed that the factors
affecting nurses’ mental health mainly come from
work and family. This may be related to the fact
that the study did not include sleep status in the
analysis. Therefore, the structural equation model
method should be used to analyze the specific
effects of family function, work engagement, and
sleep on the mental health of nurses, and more
targeted measures should be taken to improve the
mental health of nurses.
The specific influence of family function, work engagement,
and sleep on nurses’ mental health
According to the structural equation model, the
standardized path coefficient of PSQI on nurses’
mental health is 0.44, and the total effect value
is the largest. This suggests that the nurse’s sleep
status could positively affect the nurse’s mental
health. Compared with the domestic norm, the
sleep quality of the nurses in this study is lower
than the domestic norm standard owing to the nurses’ shift pattern. The results of this study are
consistent with those of Fernandez [29]. The study
reveals that sleep disorders can cause symptoms
such as irritability, irritability, inattention, memory
difficulties, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. The
standardized path coefficient of work engagement
to nurses’ mental health is 0.17, and the total effect
value is the second largest, indicating that work
engagement could positively affect the mental
health of nurses. The more focused, energetic, and
dedicated nurses at work, the lower their risk of
mental health disease. In this study, the average
score of nurses’ work engagement was between
2-4, which was moderate. The focus dimension
has the lowest score, which is in line with the
results of other studies [30]. Nursing work
needs not only to pay attention to the treatment
of patients but also to take care of the patients
to meet the physical, psychological, social, and
spiritual needs of the patients. However, the nurse
cannot be fully focused sometimes under fatigue.
The standardized path coefficient of family
function to nurses’ mental health is 0.17, implying
that family function will positively affect nurses’
mental health. This is consistent with the results
of multiple studies [31]. Family function can play
a beneficial role in regulating nurses’ anxiety,
depression, and other negative emotions, and thus
influences nurses’ mental health. A study of nurses
returning to work after the second child suggested
that family function is the main factor influencing
nurse anxiety [32]. Hospital administrators
should create a good working environment for
clinical nurses and take corresponding measures
at the organizational level to improve nurses’
sleep status, increase nurses’ work engagement,
strengthen nurses’ family functions, and promote
nurses’ mental health.
Conclusion
The mental health of nurses is affected by many
factors. This study demonstrates that the better the
family function, the higher the work commitment,
the better the sleep status of nurses, and the higher
the level of mental health. Nursing managers
should use training, psychological intervention,
and other methods to improve nurses’ mental
health from the perspective of improving nurses’
sleep, work engagement, and family functions.
This study also has certain limitations. First,
data from a tertiary first-class hospital were only
collected. It is recommended to conduct multicenter
surveys in the future to make the results more convincing and representative. Second, the
influence of family function, work engagement,
and sleep status on nurses’ psychology was
mainly explored. Thus, more variables can be
included for research in the future. To sum up, this
study is the first to apply the structural equation
model method to explore the influence of family
function, work engagement, and sleep status on
the mental health of Chinese nurses, as well as its
mechanism. The results provide a reference for
the intervention of nurses’ mental health and lay
a scientific foundation for nursing managers to
implement nurse care strategies.
Acknowledgement
The funders had no role in study design, data
collection and analysis, decision to publish, or
preparation of the manuscript.
Authors' Contributions
LT Li, X Chen, CQ Ai attended to the patient. X
Chen wrote the manuscript. Y Zhan, MH Wang,
and BX Gong gave conceptual advice. All authors
read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding
This work was supported by grants from the
Philosophy and Social Science Research Project
of Hubei Education Department in 2019 (grant
numbers: 19D072); Fund provided by Y Zhan and
the Scientific Research Project of Shiyan Science
and The Key Research Project of Humanities
and Social Sciences of Education Department
of Hubei Province: Application and Effect
Analysis of Magnetic Management Concept in the
Construction of Specialty Nursing (grant numbers:
18D070); Fund provided by Longti Li.
Availability of Data and Materials
The datasets analyzed in this case report are
available from the corresponding author on
request.
Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
This study was approved by the Medical Ethics
Committee of Taihe Hospital, Shiyan City,
Hubei Province [Research quick review (No.
2020KS0157)].
Consent for Publication
Written informed consent was obtained from the
patient for the publication of this case report and
any accompanying images. A copy of the written
consent is available for review by the Editor-inchief
of this journal.
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Citation: The Influence Of Family Function, Work Engagement, And Sleep On The Mental Health Of Nurses In China’s Top Three Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study, Vol. 24 (10) October, 2023; 1-10.