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L Vali, R Ravangard,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (6-2009)
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, health care section is one of the most important parts of sustained development in human societies because of having relationship with human health. Achieving this goal needs to have healthy and motivational staff, including nurses. We see nurses in all hospital wards who have been interested in their works when entering the hospital, but feel fatigue after several years and may give up their jobs. This survey has been conducted to study of effective factors on nurses' job motivation in Kerman University of Medical Sciences hospitals.
Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey that studies 232 nurses occupied in Kerman university of medical sciences' hospital inpatient wards who were selected by stratified random sampling using a questionnaire which had 31 questions in 5 area: psychological, educational, financial, administrative and welfare factors. For determining the reliability of questionnaire, we conducted a pilot study and its _Krunbakh was 0.92. we used spss11.5 and Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests to analyze data.
Results: The results show the statistical relationships between welfare factor and hospital type (P=0.012), between psychological factor with sex, job experience and marital status (respectively, p=0/002, p=0/043 and p=0/011). But there weren't any statistical relationships between nurses' age and educational status and the studied area of motivation.
Conclusion: In this study, nurses who have following characteristics, have also better motivation status: occupying in hospital B, being married, being man, having master of science degree, having more than 10 years job experience and being between 30-40 years old.
Abolghasem Pourreza, Mohammad Reza Monazam, Marzieh Abassinia, Mehdi Asghari, Hosein Safari, Mohammad Sorani, Farhad Habibi,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (8-2012)
Abstract
Background: Job Burnout is one of the important factors to reduce productivity, making mental and physical adverse effects on jobs related to human services and losing efficient manpower by considering the important role of nurses in the health care systems. This study has been done to survey the association between mental health and job burnout syndrome among nurses' staff in training hospitals in Qom province.
Materials & Methods: This is an analytic-descriptive study which has been performed among 200 nurses personnel in the training hospitals of Qom province with applying proboblity multistage statistical method.Three quetionnaires including demographic data,general health and Maslach,s Burnout questionnaire (Inventory) were used to data gathering by which validity and reliability were certified in the previous studies. Data analyzed by SPSS18. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, inferential statistics (Chi-square test and correlation coefficient of spearman and pearson) and also man-whitney test applied.
Results: Average score of job burnout was 60.8. Respecting general health, 53% of nurses was in danger. Average score of emotional fatique,the personalization and personal accomplishment was 27.2,12.17 and 21.7,respectively. 50 percent of nurses had physical dysfunction,44.5% suffered from anxiety and sleep disorders, 32.5 and 44.5% had social dysfunction and depression, respectively. There was a significant correlation between burnout syndrome and general health. Based on the spearman correlation test, there was a significant correlation between emotional fatique and physical disorders, anxiety and sleep disorders and social dysfunction.
Conclusion: Regarding srtessful nature of nursing job and high prevalence of disorders in general and mental health of nurses incomparision to others and also high prevalence of burnout among nurses in Qom province,it is nesecary to decrease these sort of problems through applying arrangements such as enhancing motivation, increasing work stability, increasing job satisfaction, clearance in how individuals respond to take actions and tasks division among personnels to reduce workload.
A Kafashpour, S Mortazavi, S Pour,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (2-2013)
Abstract
Background: Organizational commitment among nurses as care providers provided the quality of patient care by their conservation. Therefore, nurses are committed to the investment and the competitive advantage of clinics and hospitals which have a significant impact on increasing the quality of services. In this study, the effect of psychological contracts and organizational trust studied
as an organizational commitment of Ghaem hospital nurses in Mashhad province.
Materials and methods: Strategy survey - analysis of data obtained for the study of 193 Ghaem hospital nurses in the city of Mashhad through distributed questionnaires by the structural equations and partial the least squares method to seek the help of software were analyzed.
Results: The results indicated that the first, model of the material used has a strong theoretical model that is to predict nurses' organizational commitment. Secondly, all direct and indirect relationships between variables in the model were significant. But the relationship between organizational trust and nurses' continuous commitment was not confirmed.
Conclusion: This study indicates not only depends on nurses' organizational commitment to creating positive psychological space, but also they are in the reliability of this space gives rise to the obligation. On the other hand, the quality of the organizational commitment for nurses could be effective and efficient in use of available resources. Therefore, hospital administrators need to be more attention to an effective component of organizational commitment as supply facilities, participate in decision making, good communication, and job enrichment.
M Panahi , A Pourreza , F Akbari , A Rahimi , Z Khalili ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background: In the hospital setting, the potential for conflict is considerably high, because of the frequent and complicated interactions among nurses, physicians and other medical team staff and also the variety of their roles. With regards to the destructive conflict between physician and nurse which can negatively impact on the quality of health care delivery, this study aimed to investigate sources of conflict between physicians and nurses.
Materials & Methods: The study population involved a total of physicians and nursing cadre employed in 4 hospitals affiliated to Ardebil University of Medical Sciences. 260 subjects were selected by both census and Simple random sampling methods. Data collection process was accomplished through questionnaire that its reliability and validity were confirmed. Data analysis was done using the Descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis tests.
Results: Inequality in the social status between physicians and nurses from the perspective of patients and their attendants and also inequality in distribution of immaterial benefits between two forementioned groups (mean=3.23) were the most leading factors in arising conflict. The Social economic system (p<0.001), the health system (p=0.013), the hospital system (p<0.001) and interpersonal relations (p<0.001) variables had a significant relationship with the organizational position.
Conclusion: creating appropriate social and cultural contexts in order to promote the social status of nursing profession as well as improving the organization and its management could be effective to prevent or at least mitigate conflict between physicians and nurses.
R Shahrabadi , B Moeini , Gh Roshanai , S Dashti , V Kafami , M Haghighi ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background: Health care providers`culture about the patient safety means accepting and considering patient safety as the first priority and organizational core value or health center`s staffs beliefs, perceptions and trends of on patient safetywhich is reflected in their behavior. This study is aimed to assess nurses perceptions of patient safety culture`s dimensions which is working in hamadan`s hospital.
Materials & Methods:The method of this study is descriptive- analytical type and statistical society includes 215 nurses of 3 hospitals of Hamadan which had been selected by random sampling. Stanford patient safety culture questionnaire was used to assess dimensions of patient safety culture.The data were analyzed by SPSS 15 software and descriptive tests.
Results: The result indicated that all dimensions of patient safety culture through nurses` perception are weak . Among these dimensions, the " Unit Leadership for Safety " with 25.21 percentage and "Learning and Feedback " with 41.82 percentage were the lowest and highest positive rating in all three hospitals respictively .
Conclusion: According to weak rate of all patient safety culture`s dimensions in studied hospitals, performing training programs by head nurses is suggested in order to improve cultural concepts such as establishing “supportive mechanisms for patients families” and "culture of discussion of errors among nurses" .
J Beikzad, A Hoseinpour , M Hejazi Bavil ,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (6-2014)
Abstract
Background: Responsibility and job satisfaction are important issues. This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between responsibility and job satisfaction of nurses working in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
Materials &Methods: Statistical population includes, nurses in teaching hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. 316 samples had been selected by stratified random sampling. The data had been collected through a questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS software.
Results: There is a significant relationship between responsibility and two dimensions of job satisfaction (job satisfaction and promotion satisfaction) but there is not significant relationship between responsibility and other three job satisfaction dimensions (satisfaction of supervision and monitoring, satisfaction of colleagues, satisfaction of salaries and payments).
Conclusion: Responsibility is an accurate predictor of performance in wide range of occupations .It has a significant relationship with job satisfaction. The more a nurse feels responsible for her or his duties, the more efficient she or he is in delivering health services to patients .Therefor nurses feel more satisfied of their jobs.
J Saeidpour, M Ghazi Asgar, H Rahmani, M Khoshkho,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (6-2014)
Abstract
Background: Educating patients and improving their self-care skills are main factors to achieve maintaining and improving health as health care organizations prime priorities all over the world. This study is aimed to assess nurses and doctors viewpoints on obstacles and facilitators of educating patients.
Materials and Methods :This quasi experimental research were undertaken in Kermanshah Razi hospital.85 nurses and doctors were selected by Simple Random Sampling method. The data were collected by a questionnaire based on Likert scale consisted 32 questions in 3 parts. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by Content validity and Test-Retest methods respectively.
Results : Shortage of nurses and lack of sufficient financial resources among inhibiting factors and holding seminars on teaching and learning strategies and also considering educating patients as a annual evaluation determinant among enhancing factors were the most important ones .
Conclusion: Providing efficient resources and facilities and running personnel`s training courses seems necessary to overcome current obstacles.
F Akbari Haghighi, Z Koohi Rostamkalaee, A Pourreza , A Rahimi Forshani ,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (8-2014)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Organizational commitment is an important occupational attitude which demonstrates personnel staffs liability for their organization. This study aimed at assessing the level of nurses’ organizational commitment in selected hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2011.
Materials and Methods: In this cross - sectional study, 363 nurses with BS and MS degree who employed in selected hospitals of TUMS were chosen using random sampling method. Data were collected using a 2-section questionnaire including demographic variables and organizational commitment. With the intention of data analysis, descriptive statistics, independent t -test, chi square, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney tests were conducted. Significant level assumed at 0.05.
Results: Study results confirmed that organizational commitment and its all dimensions (affective, continuous and normative) were in moderate level (65.87± 15.32). The Level of organizational commitment had significant relation to job position (P<0.001), ward type (P<0.001), years of experience (P=0.03), and the hospitals (P=0.004). There was no significant relationship between demographic variables and organizational commitment (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Since, None of the demographic variables revealed significant association with organizational commitment and occupational and organizational factors had significant relation with organizational commitment, it seems that personal factors should not be considered as the main criteria of recruiting committed nurses
Mohammad Khammarnia, Dr Ramin Ravangard, Mohadeseh Ghanbari Jahromi, Asra Moradi,
Volume 13, Issue 3 (12-2014)
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, Medical error as a major challenge has been attention of health authorities and community. The main purpose of this study was survey of medical errors in Shiraz public hospitals.
Materials & Methods: This study was a survey which conducted as analytical in 2013. Study population was Shiraz public hospitals which 10 hospitals were examined. Standard checklist was used for collecting data of medical error documentations. Data entered in SPSS software version 21 and used of descriptive, spearman and chi-square test for data analysis.
Results: the number of medical errors in hospitals during the one year was 4379 recorded and the most of error was related to larger hospitals. Nurses committed wrong more than other groups and systemic error had the highest frequency. There was a significant relationship between trespassing, time and type of error, (P=0.000). Moreover, there was a significant relationship between type of error with wards and hospitals). P=0.000, P=0.011 respectively)
Conclusion: The number of errors occurring in hospitals is symptoms of poor performance, therefore to prevent and reduce the medical errors and costs, managers should pay more attention to hospital performance and treatment guidelines are revised. Moreover, the hospital staff, especially nurses should pay more attention to their activities.
Dr Mohammad Moosavi Jed, Dr Siroos Ghanbari, Khalil Zandi, Bita Rafeizad, Hamed Seifpanahi, Maryam Noradini,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Abstract: Background: According to reports, the nurses frequently and directly are faced with the deaths, suffering and pain, thus a major mechanism for administrators is empowering of staff. With this approach, the object of study was examining the role of ethical leadership at promote nurses' psychological empowerment. Material and Methods: Considering the purpose of this study, it was applied & considering the data collection methods, it was descriptive –analytical. Statistical population was nurses in working in Sanandaj public hospitals (410 people) and 148 subjects were selected using random sampling. Data gathering tools were two questionnaires: Ethical Leadership (Salehnia: 2012) and psychological empowerment Questionnaire (Wooten & Cameron, 1998). Data analysis was performed by SPSS (Version 16) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Pearson correlation test and Multiple Regression (Method: Enter). Results: Results showed that the items of questionnaires can be reduced to the fundamental dimensions. Results also showed that there was a significant relationship between ethical leadership and psychological empowerment. Finally, it was found that components of Pattern and Pragmatism are predictive of psychological empowerment. Conclusion: According to study findings, hospital Administrators can by display appropriate ethical behaviors and efforts to strengthen interpersonal relationships and encourage such behaviors among members provide Contexts improving nurses' Psychological Empowerment
Amir Ashkan Nasiripour, Mehrak Pourmotahari,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, quality of working life
as a universal concept of human resource management and organizational development
have been regarded and improving it, is key to successfully managing any
organization. This study was conducted to survey Relationship between Quality of working life
and Work-family conflict among Nurses of Hospitals in Tehran.
Materials
and Methods: This
study is descriptive –analytic that performed cross sectional. The study
population was the nurses of the hospitals of the Tehran University of
Medical sciences (N=215).The data was
gathered using two questionnaires , Quality
of working life components of Casio and questionnaire of work-family
conflict prepared based on Carlson. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the
reliability of the questionnaire. Spearman correlation test was used for
statistical analysis.
Results:
There was no significant
relationship between Education and work facilities (Quality of working
life components) with the work-family
conflict (p >0.05).but relationship
between the democracy, participation in decision making, job design,
workplace in organization with
the work-family conflict was significant (p <0.05).finally, between Quality of working
life and work-family conflict a significant
relationship was observed (p <0.001).
Conclusion:
Because the
significant relationship was observed between the Quality of working life and
work-family conflict among the nurses, It can be concluded that Work-family
conflict be reduced with improve of Quality of working life.
Ghaseminejad, Tavafian, Heidarnia,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (6-2015)
Abstract
Introduction: Low back pain is a common problem among nurses. the purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of physical health educational program on the quality of life of nursing staff with chronic low back pain working in hospitals in yazd.
Methood: This semi experimental study was carried over 119 employees with chronic low back pain working in hospitals in yazd in both intervention (n=60)and control (n=59) groups. The intervention group participated in a training program included a - 180 minutes education session. Data were collected through using the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) at base line and 3- month follow up and analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics.
Conclusion: This study showed the physical dimensions of quality of life including physical functioning , role physical , bodily pain and general health in the intervention group with mean age of 72/32,58/18,59/96,69/10 respectively were improved in compare with the same dimensions in control group with mean age of 60/50,47/88,38/05,51/27 at 3- month follow up (P<0/0001). There were no significant improvement in terms of mental component of quality of life in intervention (P=0/855).
Results: The results indicated the educational program could be effective on physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain and general health.
Mr Saied Saeed Tabatabaee, Mr Mohammad Reza Ghamari, Mrs Tahereh Sharifi, Mr Ruhola Kalhor, Mrs Mahboubeh Asadi,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (8-2015)
Abstract
Background: Patient safety is one of main indicators in quality control of health services. The most prevalent threatening cause of patient safety is medical errors especially medication errors. This study aimed at assessing the rate and type of nurses’ medication errors.
Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive – analytical one which performed in a non-public hospital in East North Country. The studied hospital has 180 active beds in the fields such as general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, infants, cardiology, angiography, CCU, ICU, and NICU. Due to limited population, all the nurses in the hospital (97 nurses) were participated in the study. The instrument was a self-designed questionnaire which was composed of two main parts (demographic data and medication errors information). Its reliability and validity was confirmed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 15 using t- test and ANOVA.
Results: Among the studied nurses, 76 nurses (78.3%) were female and 21 (21.7%) were male. The mean of age and work experience of participants were 29.3 and 8.7 respectively. The most frequent of medication errors included medication without prescription 136(23.7%), lack of attention to medical complications 134(23.4%), Giving the medication at the wrong time 128(22.4%). The lowest common of medication errors reported as using expired date medication4(0.7%), wrong medication 5(0.9%) and non administered medication 6(1.1%).
Conclusion: The nursing managers should be consider more attention to reduce medication errors by implementing Training classes, improving nurse's processes and promoting attitudes towards importance of patient safety.
Fateme Setoodehzadeh1, Mohsen Bayati, Zahra Kavosi, Mohammad Khammarnia,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (8-2015)
Abstract
Background: Approximately, more than 60 percent of the hospital costs allocate to hospital human resources. The study aimed at determining the number of nurses in the poisoning department of a general hospital in Shiraz.
Methods: This study was an applicable one based on hospital information. Study population was patients who referred to a hospital poisoning department of Shiraz in 2012. The medical records were checked up. Monthly stratified data was obtained from the statistics office and patient records (physician's orders and nursing notes) using a monthly systematic data collection randomly. Linear programming techniques using lingo version 8 software were performed to data analysis in order to calculating appropriate number of nurses.
Results: Two nurses in morning, two in evening, three in night and seven in all shifts were at least required nurses in the poisoning department of the general hospital. The number of available nurses was more than estimated number in the department.
Conclusion: The numbers of nurses were over the approximated number in the department in morning and evening shifts. Besides, the estimated of nurses from quantitative methods such as linear programming were lower than those calculated experimentally by nursing managers. It is recommended to Hospital administrators considering these techniques calculation to achieve appropriate distribution of staff in departments.
Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Yeganeh Partovi,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (8-2015)
Abstract
Background: consideration of hand hygiene can reduce health care infections effectively. Prevalence of poor hand hygiene consideration will lead to enhance morbidity, mortality and costs. This study aimed at assessing hand hygiene process of nurses by clinical audit method in a selected general hospital in Tabriz.
Materials and Methods: this study was an interventional one using clinical audit method which was conducted during seven months in surgery, internal, child and women units in a selected general hospital in Tabriz in 2013-2014. The study was carried out on nurses in all shifts (morning, evening and night). Study instrument were monitoring performance checklist and hand washing observation. Checklist was developed by WHO and Ministry of Health guideline.
Results: the total number of situation in pre-intervention was 252 which increased to 336 by the interventions implementation. The overall rate of compatibility of hand hygiene process with standards was 59.94% in pre-intervention which promoted to 80.56% after intervention implementation.
Conclusion: This study reveals using clinical audit is a method to improve quality of hand hygiene process.
Hojat Habibi, Alireza Mooghali, Foruzan Habibi, Mehrdad Ahmadi,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (9-2015)
Abstract
Background: Based on increasing the privatization in hospitals, conducting researches in various fields of private hospitals and comparison with public hospitals is greatly felt.This study aimed at investigating the relationship between job satisfaction and burnout among employed nurses in selected public and private hospitals in Shiraz city.
Materials and Methods: This was a comparative-correlational study. The study population was composed of employed nurses in public and private hospitals in Shiraz city in 2012. sample size was estimated 320 using Cochran formula. The questionnaire of Spector job satisfaction” and “Maslach burnout” were used for data collection. Study conducted in two private and two public hospitals in Shiraz and data gathered randomly among nurses. In order to analysis descriptive and interfere statistics including mean and standard error, Pearson correlation coefficient, MANOVA and independent t- test.
Results: There was a significant and negative relationship among job satisfaction and three dimensions of job burnout in both public and private sectors (p<0.001). In addition, the results revealed that there was a significant difference among the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization between private and public sectors (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference between job satisfaction and reduced productivity performance of these two sectors.
Conclusion: According to the findings, by increase in the nurses' job satisfaction, particularly in the public sector, the adverse effects of burnout can be prevented.
Hossien Ansari, Mohammad Abbasi, ,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (9-2015)
Abstract
Background: There is close relationship between quality of life and human health. Since, nurses as the most important health Provider group, they should have a desirable quality of life. This study aimed at evaluating the quality of life and related variables among nurses in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences hospitals.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive analytic study the Iranian version of SF-36 was utilized to assess nursing quality of life. Data analyzed using Stata version 12. logistic regression was used to determine quality of life predictors.
Results: Three hundred women nurses (77.9%) with mean age of 31.6 ± 6/6 years were assessed. The mean of work experience was 7.55± 6.8 years. The most quality of life score was related to Physical domain (39.6 ± 11.8) and social function had the least score(8.2±6.7). Logistic regression analysis revealed marital status, overtime work, working shift Pattern and work experience were quality of life predictors (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Study results represented undesirable quality of life among nurses. Low quality of life can affect services quality of nursing. Nursing administrators can improve nursing quality of life by setting up and adjusting overtime set up and adjust overtime shift based on work experience .
Mahdi Kouchakzadeh, Zohreh Sohrabi, Ali Mohamad Mosadegh Rad,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (9-2015)
Abstract
Background: The emotional intelligence of nurses has several effects on their behavior skills. In this study, the relation between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Communication Skills (CS) among emergency unit nurses was assessed.
Materials and Methods: In the descriptive analytical study, 253 nurses of fifteen IUMS hospitals were selected using census sampling method. The Golmans instrument for EI assessment and self -administered CS questionnaire filled by study participants. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire confirmed. SPSS software version 18 utilized to analysis using ANOVA, Spearman correlation test and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: mean of total EI estimated 78.31 which the highest and lowest score were in self-cognitive dimension (20.83) and self-management dimension (18.19) respectively. The total mean of CS was 70.90. There was a significant statistical correlation between EI and CS (r=0. 775, p<0.001). Moreover, there was a significant statistical correlation between CS and four dimensions of EI.
Conclusion: Based on study results, emotional intelligence and its dimensions had positive effect on communication skills among emergency unit nurses. Hospital managers can reinforce emotional intelligence by providing educational sessions. They should promote communication skills in emergency unit nurses and provide improvement emergency services quality.
Marziye Kheirmand, Farzad Kheirmand, Ayoub Pazhouhan ,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (6-2016)
Abstract
Background: Nursing is considered as one of the most stressful occupation which influences their quality of work and life. The inevitable fact of occupational stress and low emotional intelligence management leads to negative effect on the nurses’ performance. The study aimed at determining the relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational stress among the nurses of alzahra hospital in Isfahan.
Materials and Methods: This study was an applied and descriptive survey. The study population consisted of 960 nurses of alzahra hospital in Isfahan. Sample size calculated 247 using Cochran formula. Sampling method was stratified random sampling. Data gathering was used by two questionnaires including emotional intelligence (sybershring) with 0.85 reliability coefficient and Health and Safety Institution of England (HSE) questionnaire with 0.84 reliability coefficients. Data analysis performed by SPSS software using independent t-test and Pierson Correlation Coefficient tests.
Results: Findings revealed that the stress level and its measuring scales such as expectations, control, management support, colleague’s support and role ranked more and the interrelation scale ranked less than average among nurses. Emotional intelligence level of nurses and scales such as self-awareness and self-regulation ranked average and empathy, self-motivation and social skills ranked less than average. Therefore, there was a significant relation between the emotional intelligence level and nurses' stress in p<0.05. With increasing the emotional intelligence level, the occupational stress in nurses decreased.
Conclusions: Having emotional intelligence skills can result in experiencing stress less and improving nursing performance; and better service quality among patients. Hence, hospital’s managers should be adopting proper policies with respect to the emotional intelligence.
Mohammad Arab, Yeganeh Hayati, Elham Movahed Kor, Mostafa Hosseini,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (6-2016)
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, managers should develop working conditions which attracts new nurses, retains current nurses and prevents their absenteeism. This study at aim at determining Effective Factor Analysis on Health Related Absence among Nurses of Clinical Wards in General Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Materials and Methods: four hundred nurses of clinical wards selected as sample size to participate in this descriptive-analytical; cross-sectional study from general hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The instrument was a questionnaire in 100 items and two sections including demographic characteristics (13 items) and effective factors of sickness absence (organizational-directorial factors in 49 questions, physical factors in 16 questions and mental factors in 22 questions). The validity of questionnaire confirmed by experts and reliability was calculated 0.79.Absenssism criterion was based on Rajbhandary and Basu' definition (2010); total numbers of days that they didn't present at ward/hospital due to sickness. Data gathered retrospectively from nurses' records. Data analyzed by SPSS using descriptive statistics tests, simple and multiple linear regressions.
Results: The mean age of participants was 44.97±5.910 and 73.8 of them were women. Explaining power of predicting factors was very well (F=71.121, P<0.01). Variables such as Marital Status (β=0.150, P<0.001), ward's type (β=-0.553, P<0.001), physical factors (β=0.101, P=0.001) and mental factors (β=0.226, P<0.001) explained 42% of the absence variance.
Conclusion: considering some aspects such as physical and mental factors and also health issues of nursing staff based on wards' type can be result in absenteeism reduction.
