The ANQueSt (Asian Nurse Quality of Life Study) to compare quality of life and identify related variables: study protocol for a cross-sectional design

Makabe, Sachiko and Kowitlawakul, Yanika and Nurumal, Mohd. Said and Takagai, Junko and Wichaikhum, Orn-Anong and Wangmo, Neyzang and Foon, Yap Suk and Kunaviktikul, Wipada and Komatsu, Junko and Shirakawa, Hideko and Kimura, Yutaka and Asanuma, Yoshihiro (2017) 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 of Clinical Trials, 7 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2167-0870

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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. Survey duration: Survey duration is between October 2013 and August 2014.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5170/57401
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Asian nurse; Quality of life; Study protocol
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing
Depositing User:	dr mohd said nurumal
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2017 20:53
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2018 17:11
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/57401

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