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: Received: 4 January 2024 / Approved: 5 January 2024 / Online: 5 January 2024 (05:29:42 CET)
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Alikari, V.; Fradelos, E.; Zartaloudi, A.; Kolovos, P.; Zyga, S. Factors Affecting Nurses' Caring Behaviors: A Study in Greece. Preprints2024, 2024010464. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0464.v1
Alikari, V.; Fradelos, E.; Zartaloudi, A.; Kolovos, P.; Zyga, S. Factors Affecting Nurses' Caring Behaviors: A Study in Greece. Preprints 2024, 2024010464. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0464.v1
Alikari, V.; Fradelos, E.; Zartaloudi, A.; Kolovos, P.; Zyga, S. Factors Affecting Nurses' Caring Behaviors: A Study in Greece. Preprints2024, 2024010464. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0464.v1
APA Style
Alikari, V., Fradelos, E., Zartaloudi, A., Kolovos, P., & Zyga, S. (2024). Factors Affecting Nurses' Caring Behaviors: A Study in Greece. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0464.v1
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Alikari, V., Petros Kolovos and Sofia Zyga. 2024 "Factors Affecting Nurses' Caring Behaviors: A Study in Greece" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0464.v1
Abstract
Nurses’ caring behaviors are affected by several determinants. The aim of this study was to explore the factors affecting nurses’ caring behaviors. Nurses (N=309) from three public general hospitals in Greece completed the Factors of Nurses’ Caring Behaviors Scale. The data analysis was carried out with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26.0. Demographic and occupational data were, also, recorded. The statistical significance level was set at <0.05. The total mean score on the FNCB Scale was 100.4 (SD±26). The dimensions of Workplace Circumstances (Mean: 24.6, SD±8.0) and Workload/Management (Mean: 24.5, SD±6.4) were the most important factors of caring behaviors. On the opposite, nurses perceived the dimensions of Patients’ Demographic Characteristics (Mean: 9.3, SD± 4.4) and Patients’ Clinical Characteristics (Mean: 12.5 SD±4.2) as the least important factors. Men scored higher than women in the dimension of Patients’ Demographic Characteristics (t=3.022, p=0.003). Secondary Education Graduates scored lower in the dimensions of Workplace Circumstances (Tukey, p=0.035) and Workload/Management (Tukey, p=0.033) than MSc/Ph.D. Graduates. Nurses of surgical departments scored lower in total score than ICU nurses (Tukey, p = 0.026). Workplace conditions, workload, and management seem to be the most important factors in nurses’ caring behaviors.
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