Career redevelopment support programmes for inactive nurses in community

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The aim of this study is to examine the awareness of work-life balance (WLB) among the nursing personnel at a university hospital in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to 1,236 nursing personnel working at a university hospital and 1,081 (87, 5%) responses received. The result can be summarised as follows : (i) The concept and significance of WLB has not yet been established among nurses in Japan, (ii) Three factors were find which nurses need as working environment, 1st Quality of life benefits,2nd flexible working style, 3rd lifelong learning, (iii) Nurses who reported good WLB also reported higher job satisfaction and job motivation.