A comparison study of the relationships found between the duties, job demands and over-commitment of home care nurse resources in a Japanese prefecture

Abstract

Purpose: This study compares the relationships between duties, job demands and the over-commitment of home care nurse resources in a prefecture of Japan. Method: A survey methodology using the Japanese version of the 2005 effort compensation imbalance model questionnaire of which 1,749 were distributed for visiting nurses at 260 offices in A prefecture. Results: 420 questionnaires in the 445 responses were valid. (25.4% recovery rate). As for the type of employment, managers were 77 (18.3%), full-time 216 (51.5%), and part-time’s 127 (30.2%). In the job demand score and the over-commitment score, the manager’s was significantly higher than full-time or part-time’s. Managers were also higher than the national average. In addition duties and in each type of employment, we considered that the correlations between the job demand score and the over-commitment score were positively related. Conclusions: It was found that managers have a higher health risk than full-time or part-time’s employees. Since all the results of the managers were high, the need was suggested to have a support system and consultation system for the organization and managers.