TY  - JOUR
TI  - Professional Quality of Life and Psychological Empowerment 
Levels of Nurses’: A Cross-sectional Study
AB  - Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the professional quality of life and psychological empowerment levels of nurses and the contributing factors affecting this relationship. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with nurses working at different clinics in a university hospital in the Aegean Region of Turkey between October 2019 and May 2020. The research data were collected via “Socio-demographic Information Form”, “Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)”, and “Psychological Empowerment Scale (PES)”. Results: The average age of the nurses is 32.87±9.20 years, 75.3% are female, 56.3% are undergraduate and 52.3% are single. It was determined that 39.1% of the nurses worked in surgical clinics, and it was determined that 40.2% of them worked in the unit between 1-5 years. There is a positive and strong correlation between the ProQOL “job satisfaction” subscale mean scores and PES total mean score (p<0.01). There is a negative and statistically significant correlation between the total mean scores of “burnout” and "empathy" subscales of ProQO and PES total mean score (p<0.01). Conclusion: This study showed that nurses’ clinical environment had a profound impact on the quality of life and psychological empowerment levels and psychological empowerment had significant effect on their job satisfaction. So it is crucial to plan effective interventions like psychodrama empowering program, psychological counselling, mentor support, peer support program to reduce the level of burnout and compassion fatigue.
AU  - Uzelli Yılmaz, Derya
AU  - Yılmaz, Dilek
AU  - yönder, melike
DO  - 10.5336/nurses.2020-79429
PY  - 2021
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SN  - 1308-092X
SP  - 906
EP  - 916
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/510964
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