Job strain and family well-being among public health nurses in Bangkok metropolitan administration, Thailand.

This study aimed to examine job strain and family well-being among public health nurses. A total of 239 public health nurses participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire. One-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to assess the association of each factor with family well-being. It was found that there was a correlation between job strain and family well-being. Individual and family factors were also associated with family well-being. In all, 67% of nurses had a high rating for family well-being. A large portion of nurses belonged to the category of "active job" (51.5%). More than 50% of nurses were exposed to high "job demand" and 97.5% were in high "job control." The study suggests that nurses should be promoted with the ability to be in authority and display decision-making skills and should receive support and encouragement from supervisors and coworkers in order to improve family well-being.

Mental health assessment tool for older thai adults: development and psychometric testing.

The purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Assessment Tool for Older Thai Adults (MHAT-T), a 32-item self-report questionnaire. Development of the MHAT-T was based on an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, where the results of the first method (qualitative) were used to develop the mental health assessment tool for older Thai adults. The initial questionnaire was composed of 100 items and carried out among 1,266 older Thai adults (aged 60 years and over), including Buddhists, Muslims, and Catholics in the northeastern, northern, central, and southern Thailand, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. The exploratory factor analysis, with an acceptable factor structure model, yielded 32 items aligned with five factors: family attachment, mental quality, community dignity and support, mental status, mental capacity. The preliminary psychometric properties demonstrated the internal consistency of the MHAT-T was at a high range of 0.76 to 0.87 and acceptable for a new instrument. The MHAT-T had an excellent content validity index score of 0.99. Test-retest reliability at two weeks was fair (0.54 to 1.00, p>0.001). A score of 92 of 106 points was classified as normal mental health. The MHAT-T served adequately as a newly captured construct and should be offered as a tool for assessing mental health among older Thai adults in the community.

Mental health status among Thai hospital nurses.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of mental health disorder and its related factors among Thai nurses. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This was cross-sectional descriptive study of 390 female nurses. They were asked to complete the questionnaire which covered personal history, working conditions, job stress and general health. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for mental health disorders. RESULTS: Results revealed that 10.3% of the nurses had poor mental health and 41.8%, had high job stress. The factors significantly associated with poor mental health were years employed, job stress, tranquilizer use and intent to leave the profession. CONCLUSION: Nurses who had high job stress and more than 20 years work experience were more likely to have poor mental health. Reduction of job stress especially in senior nurses significantly promotes mental health and may decrease prevalence of intent to leave the profession and tranquilizer use.