Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes

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The bases of values in the motivation of the choice of career among professional nursing students and students learning at teacher's training college

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes

Publication Name: Orvosi Hetilap

Publication Date: 2008-08-24

Volume: 149

Issue: 34

Page Range: 1601-1608

Description:

For the profession of teachers and nurses we need well-trained, highly qualified employees with a sense of vocation. Aim: A comparative analysis of motivation in the choice of career among professional nursing students and teacher-students. Methods: This analysis was done in Hungary among professional nursing students and students participating in teacher training. In this sample 783 students were analysed. Results: In the choice of career of nurses and teachers the primary motivation is of altruistic nature and also the human characteristics of the chosen career. According to genders in the case of female interviewed people we got a higher value than in the case of males in connection with "Helping people". It is more typical in the case of professional nursing students to choose the career as early as in their childhood. Choosing the career at a later age is typical for those who are teacher-students. Conclusion: As a consequence of our rapid economic changes or because of the dissatisfaction caused by career, we have to face the fact that the qualification obtained at a young age will not last till the end of life, the majority of people are forced to change their jobs several times during their lives. In harmonizing the demands of the labour market and education, those people who take part in education and professional training have a favoured role.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/OH.2008.28437

Similarities and differences in the social background of female medical, nursing and health visitor students

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes Helga Judit Feith Péter Balázs Kiss Zsuzsanna Soósné

Publication Name: Orvosi Hetilap

Publication Date: 2008-06-15

Volume: 149

Issue: 24

Page Range: 1137-1142

Description:

According to our knowledge, there has never been a comprehensive research in Hungary dealing with healthcare university or college students' social background. Aim: The main objectives of our cross-section research were to analyze differences in the social background of female students who decided to become doctors, professional nurses and health visitors. Method: This research was conducted among female medical and nursing college students at the Semmelweis University. There were 295 students invited to participate, the response rate was 68,08% (N = 201). Data analysis was performed by SPSS software by using descriptive methods of statistics. Results: We found a decisive difference among medical, nursing and health visitor students while analyzing a number of socio-demographic characteristics. Most medical students came from families where the parents had college or university degrees, but we can state that there is a minimal likelihood in the case of college students that they are descendants of parents with higher educational degrees. We did not find statistical differences in the three student sample groups regarding their marital status, but fewer nursing college students lived in marriage or household partnership. Conclusion: We found a significant difference in the social background of nursing college and medical students. The social disadvantages of nursing and health visitor students are more considerable than those of medical students.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/OH.2008.28393

Family and carrier role conflicts of female health professionals

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes Feith Helga Judit Balázs Péter

Publication Name: Lege Artis Medicinae

Publication Date: 2008-05-01

Volume: 18

Issue: 5

Page Range: 413-418

Description:

The aim of this study was to gain statistically founded information about female health care workers' career and family role burden and role-conflicts in relation to their general health status. SUBJECTS AND METHODS - The survey was conducted among women doctors and college-degree nurses working in in-patient institutes and was based on self-provided information obtained from mailed questionnaires. The response rate was 45.54% (n=409). RESULTS - The exclusively career-oriented or family-oriented ways of life were both dismissed by a larger proportion of respondents, as these were considered equally important. Work-to-family conflicts were reported by 44.8%, mainly mentioning night shifts, lack of time and too much workload as a cause. One in five (19.5%) respondent reported family-to-work conflicts. The role conflicts correlate with life and career satisfaction, plans to leave profession, health status and the prevalence of psychosomatic symptoms. CONCLUSION - The results suggest the presence of many conflict points between the family and career roles of health care professionals working in the Hungarian healthcare system. The role-conflict had an explicitly negative effect on the respondents' general satisfaction and health status. The importance of this subject warrants further analytic and comparative investigations.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Health and health-related behaviour of future and graduated professional female nurses and doctors

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes Helga Judit Feith Péter Balázs

Publication Name: Mentalhigiene Es Pszichoszomatika

Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Volume: 9

Issue: 4

Page Range: 289-304

Description:

Medical and nursing professions are stressing due to a number of major problems: high work related expectations, inadequate workplace conditions, the severe psychological burden placed on employees by the nature of their job. This study analyses the self-rated general and psychosocial health of female students and professional physicians and nurses related to healthy lifestyle habits and individual behavioural patterns. Method: our cross-section research was carried out among female nursing college students (N = 226), female medical students (N = 117), and among professional nurses and female doctors in hospitals (N = 409). Results: six out of ten staff members mentioned at least one health problem. To the self-rated health (SRH) of students and professional doctors and nursing staff were strongly related psychosomatic symptoms (p<0,001), pessimistic future expectations (p<0,001), perceived difficulties while maintaining the actual partnership (p = 0,001), and physical activity (p<0,001). About 40% (in student surveys 47,0%) said that they did some sports once a week or even more frequently. Smokers were represented with 16,7% (in student surveys 22,9%). Conclusion: results obtained suggest that health is not a highly appreciated value among female students and staff members in the Hungarian health care, moreover, their health-related behaviour is at a substandard level. Their roles as a social model in health promotion are rather questionable, for their insufficient health and risk behaviours. © 2008 Akadémiai Kiadó.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1556/Mental.9.2008.4.1

Female physicians' and nurses' self-rated general and psychosocial health status and health behaviour in Hungary

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes Feith Helga Judit Balázs Péter

Publication Name: New Medicine

Publication Date: 2007-07-01

Volume: 11

Issue: 3

Page Range: 55-58

Description:

Aim. This study analyses the self-rated general and psychosocial health of female physicians and nurses in Hungary related to healthy lifestyle habits and individual behavioural patterns. Material and method. cross-sectional data were taken by a questionnaire survey among Hungarian female health care staff members (N=409) selected representatively in 2005 (responding rate 45.5%). Results. Six out of ten staff members mentioned at least one health problem. Strongly related to self-rated health (SRH) were role conflicts (p<0.001), pessimistic future expectations (p<0.001), perceived difficulties in maintaining the actual partnership (p=0.001), and satisfaction with one's life and career (p<0.001). About 40% said that they did some sports once a week or even more frequently. Smokers represented 24.4%. Conclusion. The results obtained suggest that health is not a highly appreciated value among female staff members in Hungarian health care. Moreover, their health-related behaviour is at a substandard level. Improving this situation should be a priority aim of any intervention. ©Borgis.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Future: Carrier and family plans of 5th-year female medical students

Kovácsné Tóth Ágnes Feith Helga Judit Balázs Péter

Publication Name: Lege Artis Medicinae

Publication Date: 2006-06-01

Volume: 16

Issue: 6

Page Range: 585-589

Description:

INTRODUCTION - The aim of this study was to analyze female medical students' carrier and family attitudes and plans in view of two social problems: (1) the increasing shortage of physicians in Hungary and (2) conflicts and health problems in the life of female doctors caused by professional and family duties. METHOD - The basis of this study is a self-reported questionnaire-based survey performed in the spring of 2004 among 5th-year female medical students in the faculties of general medicine at Semmelweis and Debrecen universities. One hundred and seventeen students (46.2%) responded. RESULTS - The overwhelming majority of students (91.5%) want to work as a physicians, and 63.5% plan to work abroad in health care. As to family planning, 95.7% of the respondents would like to have children, although only 52.8% plan to stay at home in the first three years. CONCLUSION - These data suggest that the majority of Hungarian female medical students want to be engaged in the medical profession and plan to meet both family and career demands. Due to its special requirements, however, this profession may generate future marital, childmother relationship and workplace conflicts.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available