The Relationship between Mental Health Dimensions with Organizational Commitment and Work Ethics in Nurses in General Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Background: Human resources are the basis of health care systems and nurses are a large part of this community; therefore, attention to factors affecting the performance of nurses is necessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health dimensions with organizational commitment and work ethic in nurses in general hospitals affiliated to the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The mental health status among nurses was also investigated. Materials and Methods: This study is cross correlation and The community included nurses from general hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. 242 person was selected by Stratified sampling from Vali-Asr, Imam-Khomeini, Baharlu, sina and Amir-Alam hospitals and And responded to self-monitoring questionnaires include: GHQ-28, Allen & Meyer's organizational commitment, and work ethics. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and by Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, one sample t-test and independent t-test. Results: Dimensions of Social impairment(r=0/19,p<0/01) and depression(r=0/33,p<0/01) correlate with work ethics. Dimension of hypochondriasis correlates with nurses organizational commitment (r=0/15,p<0/05). The mean of dimensions of hypochondriasis (7.45±0.28), anxiety and insomnia (6.97±0.27) and Social impairment(6.33±0.19) among female nurses is higher than average. Conclusion: The dimensions of mental health of nurses are related to their organizational commitment and work ethics. Also, the mental health status among nurses is undesirable. Therefore, it is essential to address the issues of nurses at high levels, such as the Ministry of Health and the Nursing Organization, and low levels such nursing hospital management.