THE BARCELONA KARLSTAD STUDY - A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF FEMALE NURSING STAFF/

The aim of this descriptive and exploratory study was to compare the f emale nursing staffs subjectively experienced health and well-being in two different types of welfare system. This is achieved through demon strating the possible differences between Swedish and Spanish female n ursing staff with regard to living environment, health and satisfactio n with general social conditions. For data collection we used a questi onnaire answered by 293 nurses and assistant nurses in Spain and 464 i n Sweden. The results show significant differences in health. In all a spects Swedish women experience a better health situation. For Spanish women dissatisfaction with their work situation and leisure is strong ly significant (p<0.001) and correlates negatively with their health. For Swedish women dissatisfaction with home and family situation, soci al intercourse, work situation and leisure (p<0.001) has a negative in fluence on their health.