Influencing factors of dysmenorrhoea among hospital nurses: a questionnaire survey in Taiwan
| Autor: | Yi-Hsin Yang, Huei-Mein Chen, Min-Hui Chiu, Su-Chen Hsu, Hsiu-Fen Hsieh, Hsiu-Hung Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty hospital nurses Southern taiwan Taiwan Attitude scale Nursing Staff Hospital prevalence rate dysmenorrhea Demographic data Menstruation Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Menarche 030504 nursing business.industry Communication Research Questionnaire self-care behavior General Medicine Middle Aged Work environment Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Family medicine Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017615 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesNurses are at high risk of dysmenorrhoea while working with patients. The study objectives were to: (1) describe the demographic and menstruation characteristics of dysmenorrhoea, knowledge about dysmenorrhoea and menstrual attitudes towards menstruation among dysmenorrhoeal and non-dysmenorrhoeal hospital nurses; (2) identify significant differences between the groups; and (3) examine factors influencing dysmenorrhoea.MethodsThis cross-sectional survey used a structured questionnaire, administered at two hospitals in southern Taiwan. Participants included hospital nurses at least 18 years of age who agreed to participate. All participants were recruited through random sampling. The questionnaire included demographic data, the Dysmenorrhoea Knowledge Scale and Menstrual Attitude Scale (MAS).ResultsA total of 420 nurses completed the questionnaire. Among them, 297 (70.7%) had experienced dysmenorrhoea in the past 6 months and 123 (29.3%) had not. Significant differences in age (PConclusionsThese findings could help nursing managers to create a caring and friendly work environment for hospital nurses at risk of dysmenorrhoea. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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