Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study
Introduction Due to high workload, shift work and shortage of human resources, nurses are vulnerable to various mental health problems which are significantly related to their physical health, patient safety and healthcare quality. The long-term monitoring of nurses’ mental health and identifying it...
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| description | Introduction Due to high workload, shift work and shortage of human resources, nurses are vulnerable to various mental health problems which are significantly related to their physical health, patient safety and healthcare quality. The long-term monitoring of nurses’ mental health and identifying its risk factors are necessary. Accounting for more than one-fifth of global nurses, Chinese nurses have a demanding healthcare workload, especially in tertiary hospitals, yet there is no national cohort concerning their mental health and associated factors. This study (Nurses’ Mental Health Study, NMHS) aims to investigate the mental health of Chinese nurses in tertiary hospitals and to identify the risk and protective factors.Methods and analysis NMHS is a multicentre prospective cohort study which plans to recruit at least 30 000 registered nurses from 62 tertiary hospitals using the cluster sampling method. Baseline data collection will be implemented through online questionnaires after obtaining informed consent from each participant. Variables including sociodemographic information, work-related factors, health status, lifestyle habits, objective experiences, family and social relations, current affairs opinions and overall evaluation will be collected. Annual follow-up will be conducted via a questionnaire link to monitor subsequent changes in nurses’ mental health and related factors.Patient and public involvement statement No patient and public involvement in the study design.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institute Review Board from the ethical committee of The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (E20230048) and NMHS will be performed in line with Helsinki Declarations. The results of NMHS will inform nursing research and practice by providing evidence to nurse managers, healthcare organisations and the government about the target mental health outcomes for early prevention and intervention.Trial registration number This study has been registered at the Chinese Clinical Trail Registry (ID: ChiCTR2300072142, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=192676). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d5fd30eabf7742f489f1c47fbc0f62162025-02-11T18:45:13ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-02-0115210.1136/bmjopen-2024-087507Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort studyJiaxin Yang0Chongmei Huang1Shuiyuan Xiao2Xuting Li3Meng Ning4Zengyu Chen5Yusheng Tian6Qiang Yu7Yamin Chen8Ya-Min Li9National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Beijing, China5 School of Nursing at Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China9 Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Central South University, Changsha, China5 The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China1West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China2Genome Institute of Singapore, Biopolis, Singapore1 Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China7 Hunan Provincial People`s Hospital, The first-affiliated hospital of Hunan nominal university, Changsha, ChinaIntroduction Due to high workload, shift work and shortage of human resources, nurses are vulnerable to various mental health problems which are significantly related to their physical health, patient safety and healthcare quality. The long-term monitoring of nurses’ mental health and identifying its risk factors are necessary. Accounting for more than one-fifth of global nurses, Chinese nurses have a demanding healthcare workload, especially in tertiary hospitals, yet there is no national cohort concerning their mental health and associated factors. This study (Nurses’ Mental Health Study, NMHS) aims to investigate the mental health of Chinese nurses in tertiary hospitals and to identify the risk and protective factors.Methods and analysis NMHS is a multicentre prospective cohort study which plans to recruit at least 30 000 registered nurses from 62 tertiary hospitals using the cluster sampling method. Baseline data collection will be implemented through online questionnaires after obtaining informed consent from each participant. Variables including sociodemographic information, work-related factors, health status, lifestyle habits, objective experiences, family and social relations, current affairs opinions and overall evaluation will be collected. Annual follow-up will be conducted via a questionnaire link to monitor subsequent changes in nurses’ mental health and related factors.Patient and public involvement statement No patient and public involvement in the study design.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institute Review Board from the ethical committee of The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (E20230048) and NMHS will be performed in line with Helsinki Declarations. The results of NMHS will inform nursing research and practice by providing evidence to nurse managers, healthcare organisations and the government about the target mental health outcomes for early prevention and intervention.Trial registration number This study has been registered at the Chinese Clinical Trail Registry (ID: ChiCTR2300072142, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=192676).https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e087507.full |
| spellingShingle | Jiaxin Yang Chongmei Huang Shuiyuan Xiao Xuting Li Meng Ning Zengyu Chen Yusheng Tian Qiang Yu Yamin Chen Ya-Min Li Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study BMJ Open |
| title | Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
| title_full | Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
| title_short | Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
| title_sort | protocol of the nurses mental health study nmhs a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study |
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