Relationship between work engagement and healthy work environment among Chinese ICU nurses: The mediating role of psychological capital
Xiujuan Xue,
Jianhong Qiao,
Yupei Li,
Qiuyue Zhang,
Yeqing Wang,
Jianhao Wang,
Cuiping Xu
Affiliations
Xiujuan Xue
Department of Critical Care Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital Jinan China
Jianhong Qiao
Department of Nursing The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical. University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital Jinan China
Yupei Li
School of Nursing Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan China
Qiuyue Zhang
School of Nursing Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences Jinan China
Yeqing Wang
Department of Critical Care Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital Jinan China
Jianhao Wang
Department of Critical Care Medicine The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital Jinan China
Cuiping Xu
Department of Nursing The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical. University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital Jinan China
Abstract Aim To evaluate the relationship between healthy work environment and work engagement considering the effect of psychological capital among ICU nurses. Design The study was cross‐sectional design. Methods The subjects were 671 registered nurses from 20 ICUs in 18 general hospitals in Shandong province between October 2021 and December 2021. The questionnaires testing nurses' perception of healthy work environment, their work engagement, and psychological capital were used. Structural equation modeling was used to explore their relationship. Results Work engagement was positively affected by a healthy work environment and psychological capital. The structural equation modeling showed psychological capital mediated the relationship between healthy work environment and their work engagement. Patient or Public Contribution There were 681 clinical nurses reported at public contribution for responding to the questionnaires and providing valuable data for the study and there was no patient contribution in this study.
