Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2023 Nov;32(4):185-194. 10.5807/kjohn.2023.32.4.185.

Influences of Positive Psychological Capital, Job Satisfaction, and Social Support on Performance of Nurses in Comprehensive Nursing Care Service Wards

• Lee SM
• Kim KM

• KMID: 2551018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2023.32.4.185

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to prepare basic data for the development of a nursing intervention program to improve nursing performance by identifying the factors affecting nursing performance in an integrated nursing care service ward.
Methods
Participants were 166 nurses who had worked for more than six months in the integrated nursing care service wards of three general hospitals located in B city. Data were collected from July 15 to August 30, 2022 using structured questionnaires and analyzed by T-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression using the IBM SPSS/WIN 25.0 statistical program.
Results
Factors affecting the nursing performance of participants were age (β=.58, p<.001), positive psychological capital (β=.41, p<.001), and social support (β=.28, p<.001). The total explanatory power of these variables for nursing performance was 55.8%.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest the need for programs that improve psychological capital and social support while considering nurse’s age to enhance their performance in nursing integrated service wards.

Keyword

Positive psychological capital; Job satisfaction; Social support; Work performance