A Multinational Observational Study of Nurse Work Wellbeing: A Research Protocol for the Caring Science International Collaborative

Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2025 Jun;22(3):e70053. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70053.

Abstract

Background: Work wellbeing, also known as workplace wellbeing, is a global concern for nurses, particularly because excessive stress and exhaustion contribute to burnout.

Objective: The Caring Science International Collaborative (CSIC), an international research network, empirically investigates nurse work wellbeing using the Profile of Caring, a psychometrically validated and reliable instrument.

Framework: The CSIC framework defines wellbeing intrinsically-as caring and clarity-and extrinsically-as the social and technical resources needed to work efficiently and effectively. The Profile of Caring explains 80% of work wellbeing in nursing without bias across 10 countries.

Study design: This research protocol describes an international multicenter observational study that measures nurse work wellbeing using the Profile of Caring and other concepts and outcomes measures.

Keywords: international; nurses; research protocol; workplace wellbeing.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Burnout, Professional / psychology
  • Humans
  • Internationality
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Nurses* / psychology
  • Observational Studies as Topic
  • Psychometrics / instrumentation
  • Psychometrics / methods
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Workplace* / psychology
  • Workplace* / standards