The Psychosocial Work Environment and Work Engagement among Nurses in A Public Hospital, Selangor: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chong, Shin Wen (2021) The Psychosocial Work Environment and Work Engagement among Nurses in A Public Hospital, Selangor: A Cross-Sectional Study. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Unfavorable work environment and loss of work engagement among nurses in public setting have been showed as the predictors for nurse turnout that may result in nursing shortage. However, limited studies were conducted to examine the association between psychosocial work environment and work engagement among nurses in public hospital. Objective: The purpose of this study is (1) to determine the association between psychosocial work environment and work engagement among nurses in a public hospital and (2) to determine the association of sociodemographic characteristics with the nurses’ perception on psychosocial work environment and work engagement respectively. Method: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out with a sample of 41 registered nurses at a public hospital in Selangor, using a self-administered questionnaire which encompasses the consent form, socio- demographic information, International middle version of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (III) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-17(UWES). Content Validity Index is conducted to test the validity for both instruments. Cronbach’s alpha is employed for reliability test, with minimum internal consistency of ≥.70. Outcome: The Pearson correlation test showed that psychosocial factors ‘meaning of work’, ‘role clarity’, ‘sense of community at work’, ‘recognition’, ‘quality of work’, ‘job satisfaction’, ‘horizontal trust’ and ‘organizational justice’ are significantly positively associated with work engagement with p-value≤.05. Age is significantly negatively related to factors ‘Illegitimate task’ and ‘quality of work’ (p≤.05) while occupational tenure is significantly negative related to factors ‘emotional demands’, ‘control over working time’, ‘quality of work’ and ‘vertical trust’ (p≤.05). Conclusion: Nurses in Serdang Hospital showed moderate level of engagement even during the pandemic times. Keywords: Nurse, public hospital, psychosocial work environment, work engagement, socio-demographic characteristic

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 04:06
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 04:06
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1093

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