飼養寵物與身心健康之關係－以護理人員為例

The relationship between pet ownership and physical and mental health of nurses

陳凱娣(Kai-Ti Chen) ； 方文熙(David Fang)

《休閒觀光與運動健康學報》 12卷1期 (2022/02) Pp. 47-61

摘要

本研究目的旨在探討護理人員有無養寵物、飼養不同種類的寵物與身心健康之關係。受試者為381名在職護理人員，以網路發放。結果顯示約有三分之一的護理人員有飼養寵物。飼養寵物護理人員的整體身心健康優於沒養寵物的護理人員。飼養寵物的護理人員，並沒有因為飼養不同種類的寵物使身心健康狀況有所不同，再者，與寵物互動的時間也不會造成護理人員身心健康狀況的不同。鼓勵護理人員可以飼養寵物，增進整體的身心健康，也可以讓工作機構能推行寵物支持之方案，以做為提高員工情緒和減少職業倦怠的人性化策略，應可增加護理人員的留任率，並且提升整體的工作品質。

關鍵字

寵物 ； 飼主 ； 身體健康 ； 心理健康 ； 護理人員

並列摘要

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pet ownership, different types of pets, and physical and mental health among nurses. The participants were 381 working nursing staff and were distributed online. The results showed that about one-third of the nurses had pets. The overall physical and mental health of pet-owning nurses was better than that of non-pet-owning nurses. Nurses who had pets did not have different physical and mental health status depending on the type of pet they had, and the amount of time they spent interacting with pets did not make a difference in their physical and mental health status. Encouraging nurses to keep pets can improve the overall physical and mental health of nurses. It is hoped that workplaces will implement pet support programs as a humane strategy to improve staff mood and reduce burnout. This will increase the retention rate of nurses and improve the overall quality of work.

並列關鍵字

pets ； pet owners ； physical health ； mental health ； nurses