title: A theoretical model of ageing hospital nurses' well-being at work.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development process of a theoretical model of ageing hospital nurses' well-being at work and the subsequent testing of the model itself.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Factors evoking well-being at work need to be identified to promote nurses' well-being.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative data (n = 21) from ageing hospital nurses, consisting of interviews, diaries and open data collection forms were collected and analysed using grounded theory method. Based on the finding, a survey was developed. Quantitative data (n = 328) were collected from hospital nurses born between the years 1948-1962. Explorative factor analysis was used to create the theoretical model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main concepts of the model were nurse-nurse interaction, nurse-patient interaction and patient-care centeredness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the theoretical model, well-being at work can be described as nurses' experience of collaboration, cooperation and togetherness with other nurses in a supporting and caring work environment. The aim and possibility of high-quality patient care, in a spirit where nurses and nursing are appreciated, were also revealed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The importance of nurse-nurse interaction and nurse-patient interaction as well as ageing nurses' patient-care centeredness needs to be taken into account in nursing management and leadership.
authors.affiliation: University of Oulu, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. kati.utriainen@oulu.fi
authors.forename: Kati
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Utriainen
authors.forename: Helvi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kyngäs
authors.forename: Juhani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikkilä
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D036262:Empirical Research; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009742:Nursing Theory; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011582:Psychological Theory; D036301:Qualitative Research