Research on prediction of nurse turnover using job stress and its preventive measures

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26893233
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Community health nursing
• Research Institution: Osaka City University
• Principal Investigator: KURIOKA SUMIKO 大阪市立大学, 大学院経営学研究科, 特任教授 (20736516)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 職業性ストレス / 看護師 / 離職意思 / 努力-報酬不均衡 / 人材マネジメント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the purpose of investigating measure to prevent nurse turnover, we conduct a research clarifying the relationship between turnover and job factors in effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, stress related factors, social support and social capital at the workplace. We found that a significant correlation between turnover and ERI or psychological distress and a significant negative correlation between turnover and social capital or social support at the workplace.
These results suggest that the management of raising social capital and social support and working style enhancing job satisfaction is important to prevent nurse turnover.

Free Research Field

地域看護学