Development of a Basic Psychological Needs Support Program Leading to Nurses' Continued Intention by the First line nurse manager

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K10671
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58050:Fundamental of nursing-related
• Research Institution: Saga University
• Principal Investigator: Sakamoto Takako 佐賀大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90758426)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 福田 広美 大分県立看護科学大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00347709) ; 村嶋 幸代 大分県立看護科学大学, 看護学部, 教授 (60123204) ; 下條 三和 帝京大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (90586299) ; 上田 智之 九州看護福祉大学, 看護福祉学部, 准教授 (70586320)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 看護師の定着 / 看護師長 / 基本的心理欲求 / 中小規模病院

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on a domestic and international literature survey and a qualitative survey of nurses working in small and medium-sized hospitals, we selected the basic psychological needs that lead to the nurses' intention to continue working in small and medium-sized hospitals.After selecting the basic psychological needs that lead to nurses' intention to continue working in small- and medium-sized hospitals, we conducted a survey of 1,500 nurses working in small- and medium-sized hospitals nationwide for at least one year based on the basic　psychological needs that lead to nurses' intention to continue working in small- and medium-sized hospitals, and developed a reliable and validated assessment instrument to evaluate nurses' basic psychological needs support by the head nurse that lead to nurses' intention to continue working. The psychological needs support rating scale was developed.

Free Research Field

看護管理

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果は、中小規模病院に勤務する看護師の継続意思の促進や看護師長の看護師定
着に関する看護管理教育の基礎資料となり、中小規模病院に勤務する看護師の定着促進や、
看護師長の人材育成能力の向上に関して具体的な方略が提案できる。本研究の結果は、本邦のみならず看護師不足を課題としている諸外国の看護管理領域においても波及効果が期待できる。