TY - JOUR
T1 - Workplace bullying, occupational burnout, work–life imbalance and perceived medical errors among nurses in Oman
T2 - A cluster analysis
AU - Chan, Moon Fai
AU - Al Balushi, Amal Ahmed
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
AU - Alameddine, Mohamad
AU - Al Saadoon, Muna
AU - Bou-Karroum, Karen
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the MBRU‐AlMahmeed Award (EG/MED/BEHA/21/01). The Award was received by SA (Samir Al Adawi). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2021/8/25
Y1 - 2021/8/25
N2 - Aim: To explore whether different profiles exist in a cohort of nurses regarding demographic and occupational outcomes. Background: Nurses will face many occupational problems, including workplace bullying, work–life imbalance, burnout and medical errors. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 232 nurses working in a hospital in Oman. Data were collected from December 2018 to April 2019 using convenience sampling. Instruments included work–life balance questions, the Negative Acts questionnaire-revised questionnaire, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index. Cluster analysis, t test, chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests were used for data analysis. Results: Cluster 1 (n = 108) was characterized as ‘low-risk on medical error, burnout and workplace bullying but high-risk in work–life imbalance’ group. Cluster 2 (n = 124) was labelled as ‘high-risk on medical error, work–life imbalance, burnout and workplace buying’ group. Conclusions: Two groups of nurses in Oman are facing occupational problems differently. Nurses in Cluster 1 need attention to work–life imbalance. However, nurses in Cluster 2 need attention on all occupational problems. Implications for Nursing Management: Findings call on the nursing stakeholders in Oman to identify factors related to occupational problems, to provide consultation services to reduce inter-personnel conflicts, and to review nurses' working hours to avoid burnout and resume a balanced work–life.
AB - Aim: To explore whether different profiles exist in a cohort of nurses regarding demographic and occupational outcomes. Background: Nurses will face many occupational problems, including workplace bullying, work–life imbalance, burnout and medical errors. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 232 nurses working in a hospital in Oman. Data were collected from December 2018 to April 2019 using convenience sampling. Instruments included work–life balance questions, the Negative Acts questionnaire-revised questionnaire, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index. Cluster analysis, t test, chi-squared and Fisher's exact tests were used for data analysis. Results: Cluster 1 (n = 108) was characterized as ‘low-risk on medical error, burnout and workplace bullying but high-risk in work–life imbalance’ group. Cluster 2 (n = 124) was labelled as ‘high-risk on medical error, work–life imbalance, burnout and workplace buying’ group. Conclusions: Two groups of nurses in Oman are facing occupational problems differently. Nurses in Cluster 1 need attention to work–life imbalance. However, nurses in Cluster 2 need attention on all occupational problems. Implications for Nursing Management: Findings call on the nursing stakeholders in Oman to identify factors related to occupational problems, to provide consultation services to reduce inter-personnel conflicts, and to review nurses' working hours to avoid burnout and resume a balanced work–life.
KW - medical error
KW - occupational burnout
KW - Oman
KW - workplace bullying
KW - work–life imbalance
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U2 - 10.1111/jonm.13432
DO - 10.1111/jonm.13432
M3 - Article
C2 - 34327784
AN - SCOPUS:85113310735
SN - 0966-0429
JO - Journal of Nursing Management
JF - Journal of Nursing Management
ER -