Author(s)

Motoko Hori¹, Akemi Yamazaki², Akemi Soeda³, Kazumi Odatsu⁴, Momoko Buyo⁵, Miyuki Matumoto⁶, Rie Tokutani⁷, Hiroko Mine⁸, Akemi Tsumura⁹, Chisato Kimura¹⁰, Yuichi Nakayama^2,11

¹Faculty of Nursing, Senrikinran University, Osaka, Japan.
²Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
³Bungoohno City Hospital, Oita, Japan.
⁴Oita Red Cross Hospital, Oita, Japan.
⁵Career Development Center for Nursing, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
⁶Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁷Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
⁸Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁹Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
¹⁰Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan.
¹¹Faculty of Nursing, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan.

The aim of this study was to clarify the attitudes of nurses working in medical facilities towards family nursing and the related factors. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used. The study period was from December 2017 to February 2018. 638 nurses with more than 5 years clinical experience were recruited from seven medical facilities. The questionnaire included the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses’ Attitudes (FINC-NA), the Family Sense of Coherence (FSOC), and items on nursing practice ability, job satisfaction, and background characteristics. A multiple regression analysis with FINC-NA as the dependent variable and a path analysis of nursing practice ability as the dependent variable were performed. Responses from 416 nurses (effective response rate, 65.2%) were analyzed. Variables that were significantly related to FINC-NA (p < 0.05) were nursing practice ability, FSOC, job satisfaction, family nursing learning experience, presence of a partner and experience in family nursing. Multiple regression analysis with FINC-NA as the dependent variable revealed significant regression coefficients for nursing practice ability, FSOC and job satisfaction. Moreover, path analysis with nursing practice ability as the dependent variable showed job satisfaction, FSOC, managerial experience, family nursing learning experience were significant. In addition, it was revealed that the direct effect of FSOC on FINC-NA to mediate nursing practice ability was higher than the indirect effect, but the direct effect of job satisfaction on FINC-NA was lower than the indirect effect. It was suggested that it is important that nurses recognize their own thoughts, behaviors and ways of coping with stress within their family, and establish a good work environment and strive to enhance their nursing practice ability.

Family Nursing, Attitude, Stress, Nursing Practice Ability

Hori, M. , Yamazaki, A. , Soeda, A. , Odatsu, K. , Buyo, M. , Matumoto, M. , Tokutani, R. , Mine, H. , Tsumura, A. , Kimura, C. and Nakayama, Y. (2020) The Factors Associated with the Attitudes of Nurses Working in Medical Facilities towards Family Nursing. Open Journal of Nursing, 10, 171-183. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2020.102011.