@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00028011,
 author = {Tanaka, Junichi and Koga, Minami and Nagashima, Nanako and Kuroda, Hiromi},
 issue = {5},
 journal = {Journal of Nursing Management},
 month = {Jul},
 note = {Aims: To  describe  the  current  situation  of  the  work–life  balance  gap  among  acute  care ward nurses and assess its association with quality of life (QOL).
Background: Nurses who spend more time at work than on their personal lives are reported  to  have  lower  QOL.  To  capture  the  actual–ideal  work–life  balance  gap  among nurses with different backgrounds, time spent on work, family and private life must be examined.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 228 nurses from 3 Japanese acute care hospitals.
Results: Work  gap  scores  and  family  gap  scores  for  nurses  living  alone  were  sig-nificantly  higher  and  lower,  respectively,  than  those  for  nurses  living  with  family.  Moreover, the QOL score decreased with increase in the work–life balance gap for nurses.
Conclusions: Nurses  living  alone  had  greater  work  burden  than  nurses  living  with  family. Conversely, living with family may protect nurses' family lives. The work–life balance gap was associated with QOL.
Implications for Nursing Management: Addressing the gap between the actual–ideal proportions in work–life balance is important for improving nurses' QOL and work–life  balance.  Flexible  working  options  and  policy  changes  may  also  improve  their  work–life balance and QOL., Journal of Nursing Management, 29(5), pp.998-1006; 2021},
 pages = {998--1006},
 title = {The actual–ideal gap in work–life balance and quality of life among acute care ward nurses},
 volume = {29},
 year = {2021}
}