Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units

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dc.contributor.authorMaila, Siyavuya
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Penelope D.
dc.contributor.authorChipps, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-08T06:53:24Z
dc.date.available2021-01-08T06:53:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractProfessional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observations units may be affected by working conditions such as an overflow of mental health care users (MHCUs), a shortage of nurses, lack of specialised staff and inadequate infrastructure to accommodate MHCUs amongst others. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units. Setting: The study was conducted in psychiatric observation units in eight hospitals in the Metropole District Health Services in the Western Cape. Method: A quantitative descriptive survey design using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL version 5) questionnaire was conducted with an all-inclusive sample of 175 nurses. The ProQoL has two scales, namely, the compassion satisfaction and the compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue includes two subscales, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Ethics to conduct the study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee at the university and the Department of Health in the Western Cape.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaila, S. et al. (2020). Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units. South African Journal of Psychiatry ,26,a1553, 1-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn1608-9685
dc.identifier.uri10.4102/SAJPSYCHIATRY.V26I0.1553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5609
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltden_US
dc.subjectBurnouten_US
dc.subjectCompassion fatigueen_US
dc.subjectCompassion satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectProfessional quality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectSecondary traumatic stressen_US
dc.titleProfessional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation unitsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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