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Factors Discriminating Nurses′ Depression among Personal and Environmental Characteristics  

이해정 (부산대학교 간호학과)
어용숙 (부산대학교 간호학과)
박남희 (부산대학교 간호학과)
이길자 (부산대학교 간호학과)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.32, no.6, 2002 , pp. 867-877 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of depression experienced by Korean hospital nurses (N=198) and to identify discriminating factors of their depression experience among personal and environmental characteristics. Method: A cross-sectional survey design was used to answer the research questions. A sample consisted of 198 hospital nurses in Korea. The data were collected from May 1999 to March 2000. Descriptive and discriminant analyses were utilized. Result: Korean nurses experienced low levels of depression. Twenty nine percent of nurses in the study experienced depression based on the cut-point suggested by Radloff. Role ambiguity, working in the tertiary hospital, work satisfaction in autonomy, professional status and interaction within nurses were significant discriminating factors for nurses' depression. These factors correctly
Keywords
Nurses; Depression; Stress; Work satisfaction;
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