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ArticleBMJ open2025

Protocol of the Nurses' Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study.

Meng Ning, Xuting Li, Zengyu Chen, Jiaxin Yang, Qiang Yu, Chongmei Huang, Yamin Chen, Yusheng Tian, Ya-Min Li, Shuiyuan Xiao

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Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Meng NingClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xuting LiClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zengyu ChenSchool of Nursing, University of Washington-Seattle, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jiaxin YangClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Qiang YuClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Chongmei HuangSchool of Nursing at Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-0724
Yamin ChenClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yusheng TianClinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ya-Min LiHunan Provincial People's Hospital, The first-affiliated hospital of Hunan nominal university, Changsha, China aminny@csu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-5208
Shuiyuan XiaoMental Health Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDue 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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Mental DisordersMental HealthNursesNursing Staff, HospitalAdultChinaFemaleHumansMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTertiary Care CentersWorkloadMENTAL HEALTHNursesOccupational Health Services

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PMCPMC11815406

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