How does women’s health matter? A qualitative study on women’s health issues in relation to work participation. Experiences and perspectives from nurses and managers in a Norwegian hospital

Figures & data

Table 1. Nurses interviewed in the study.

Nurses	Age	Nursing Seniority	Living Situation	Children	Subjective Health Status at Recruitment
Nurse 1	41–55	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Healthy
Nurse 2	56–67	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Challenged
Nurse 3	56–67	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Challenged
Nurse 4	25–40	2–10	Partner/spouse	No	Challenged
Nurse 5	25–40	2–10	Partner/spouse	Yes	Healthy
Nurse 6	41–55	10+	Single resident	No	Challenged
Nurse 7	41–55	10+	Single resident	Yes	Healthy
Nurse 8	56–67	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Healthy
Nurse 9	41–55	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Healthy
Nurse 10	41–55	10+	Partner/spouse	Yes	Challenged

Table 2. Managers participating in the focus group interview.

Managers	Management Seniority	Position and Span of Control
Manager 1	10+	Unit manager, 56 persons
Manager 2	10+	Unit manager, 100 persons
Manager 3	0–2	Unit manager, 30 persons
Manager 4	10+	Head of department
Manager 5	10+	Head of department
Manager 6	2–10	Head of department
Manager 7	10+	Unit manager, 80 persons
Manager 8	10+	Unit manager, 60 persons

Table 3. Themes and sub-themes in the analysis.

Themes	Sub-themes
Considerations on women’s health	Areas of women’s health Complexity and lack of recognition
Work organization and work environment as conditions for health	Coping Organizational work environment Physical work environment Psychosocial work environment
Equality and expectations in society	Gender differences in terms of working life Women taking more responsibility in the home