Abbreviations
                                Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Symptomchecklist-90 (SCL-
  90); Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9); Family APGAR Index (APGAR);
  Comparative Fit Index (CFI); Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation (RMSEA);
  Goodness Of Fit Index (GFI); Non Normed Fit Index (NFI); Tacker-Lewis Index (TLI);
  Incremental Fit Index (IFI)
                                                                Introduction
                                With the development of the social economy,
  people’s demand for health is getting higher and
  higher, and the demand for nursing services is
  also rising [1]. Since the 1980s, research on the
  mental health of nurses has gradually increased
  in foreign countries [2]. Foreign researchers
  have discovered that the occupational pressure of
  nurses is inevitable, and occupational pressure will
  affect the individual’s sleep, leading to a decline in mental health, which in turn contributes to the
  generation and development of nurses’ turnover
  tendency [3]. Moreover, only nurses with a good
  level of mental health can better engage in nursing
  work [4]. The mental health of nurses affects their
  sleep quality and thus their work quality, leading
  to nursing accidents that endanger the safety of
  patients [5,6]. The positive psychological attitude
  of nurses can improve the sense of belonging
  at work and the quality of nursing service [7].
  According to data from the 2015 China health and family planning statistical yearbook, by
  the end of 2014, the medical-care ratio in China
  was 1:1.03, which is far lower than the average
  medical-care ratio in Asian countries of 1:2.3 [8].
  The shortage of nurses directly causes an increase
  in the workload and pressure of nurses, directly
  influencing their mental health [9]. Current
  research data suggest that the overall mental health
  of the nurses in my country is lower than that of
  the general population, and the mental health of
  nurses declines over time [10]. The research on the
  mental health of nurses has attracted increasing
  attention from researchers worldwide. This study
  combines existing research results to explore the
  influencing factors of nurses’ mental health status
  with family function, work engagement, and sleep
  quality as the starting point. Besides, the influence
  of family function, work engagement, and sleep
  quality on the mental health of nurses in China’s
  top three hospitals is deeply explored. Thus,
  the changes in nurses’ mental health are more
  comprehensively explained, providing evidencebased
  evidence for future interventions to improve
  nurses’ mental health.
                                                                Methodology
                                Research object
The convenience sampling method was used
  to select nurses from Taihe Hospital and Hubei
  Medical College Affiliated Hospital of Shiyan
  City, Hubei Province during the period of July-
  August 2018 as the research objects. Inclusion
  criteria:
1. Aged ≥ 18, graduated from full-time nursing
  major, and obtained a nurse practitioner
  qualification certificate;
2. Worked continuously in the hospital for more
  than one year;
3. Participants with informed consent. Exclusion
  criteria: (a) assistant, agency, and logistics
  department nurses; (b) advanced students;
  (c) those who are on vacation and learners
  outside.
Determination of sample size
The survey tools of this study include 5 items
  in the Family Care Scale (FSC), 9 items in the
  Work Engagement Scale (WES), 24 items in the
  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale (PSQIS),
  and 90 items in the Self-reporting Inventory Scale (SRIS), with a total of 128 items. According to the
  actual sample size estimation method, this amount
  is 5-10 times of the total items in the questionnaire.
  The sample size of this study is 8 times the
  total items, 20% of invalid questionnaires are
  considered, and the sample size is not less than
  1,050 cases.
Survey tool
The general information questionnaire: Designed
  by the researchers themselves, including 5 items
  (nurse gender, age, working years, education
  background, and professional title).
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), PSQI
  was developed by Buysse et al., in 1989, and in
  1996 to assess the sleep quality of patients in the
  past month [11]. The higher the score, the worse
  the quality of sleep; A score of more than 7 points
  indicates sleep disorder. The sensitivity and
  specificity of the scale were 98.3% and 90.2%,
  respectively. Cronbach’s ɑ coefficient is 0.84 [12].
The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was
  compiled by Derogatis and is widely used to
  measure the mental health of various people,
  consisting of 10 factors and 90 items. The
  factors are somatization, obsessive-compulsive
  symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression,
  anxiety, hostility, horror, paranoia, psychosis, and
  others (eating and sleeping) [13]. A total score of
  ≥ 160 points suggests a mental health problem.
  The higher total score, the more severe the
  mental health problem. The validity of the scale is
  between 0.77 and 0.90.
 The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9)
  was compiled by Schaufeli and is widely used to
  measure employee engagement status, containing
  3 dimensions of vitality, dedication, and focus
  [14,15]. There are 3 versions of the original
  scale with 17, 15, and 9 items, respectively. This
  survey adopts a reduced version of 9 items, and
  the Cronbach’s α coefficient is 0.93. The reduced
  version uses a 7-level scoring method. A score
  of 0 and 6 means “never” and “every day”,
  respectively. The scores of each dimension of the
  scale and the total scale are calculated based on
  the average score of the items. The higher score,
  the higher the work commitment.
 The Family APGAR index (APGAR), also
  known as the family function assessment form,
  is used to test family functions and is a relatively
  simple method of self-report [16]. It can reflect the subjective satisfaction of individual family
  members with family functions, a total of 5
  questions. Each topic represents a family function,
  that is, family fitness, cooperation, maturity,
  affection, and intimacy. Each item adopts a threelevel
  scoring method: rarely 0 points, sometimes
  1 point, and often 2 points. The higher the score,
  the better the family care. A total score of 0 to
  3 indicates severe family dysfunction; a score
  of 4 to 6 means a moderately impaired family
  function; a score of 7 to 10 reflects that the family
  is functioning well.
Investigation method
The questionnaire survey method is employed in
  this study. The trained investigators followed the
  unified instruction to distribute the questionnaires
  in the morning meeting among various
  departments of the hospital. Before the survey,
  the purpose of the survey and the method of
  filling in the questionnaire were explained to the
  survey participants. The survey participants were
  asked to complete the questionnaire after reading
  and signing the informed consent form. The
  filling-in process was completed independently
  by the survey object, and the surveyor can
  answer questions at any time. At the end of the
  investigation, the questionnaire was collected
  and checked on the spot. In this study, 1,200
  questionnaires were actually distributed, and 1147
  valid questionnaires were returned. The effective
  recovery rate was 95.58%, which met the sample
  size requirement.
Statistical method
Data are inputted into SPSS 22.0 for statistical
  analysis. Counting data is described by frequency
  and percentage. Measurement data conforming
  to the normal distribution are represented by
  the mean ± standard deviation , and the skewed
  distribution is represented by the median. T-test
  and analysis of variance were performed on
  general data to analyze differences in nurses’
  family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
  and mental health status. Pearson correlation
  analysis and multiple linear regressions were
  conducted to analyze the relationship among
  family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
  and mental health status. AMOS21.0 software and
  the maximum likelihood method were employed
  to construct the structural equation model and fit
  the model to the data, respectively. The model fit
  was evaluated using the absolute fit index and
  the relative fit index. Hierarchical regression was performed to examine interaction effects.
  Besides, the adjustment effect was explored using
  Microsoft Office Excel 2007. The scores of each
  scale are analyzed after the mean centralization
  processing. The study adopted a two-sided test,
  and the test level was α=0.05.
                                                                Results
                                General demographic data of the research object
The 1147 subjects in this study include: 62 male
  nurses, accounting for 5.4%; 1085 female nurses,
  accounting for 94.6%; 45 nurses, accounting for
  3.9%; 515 primary nurses, accounting for 44.9%;
  455 primary nurses in charge, accounting for 39.7%;
  124 deputy director primary nurses, accounting for
  10.8%; 8 director primary nurses, accounting for
  0.7%. Besides, there are 10 masters, accounting
  for 0.9%; 1,036 undergraduates, accounting for
  90.3%; 85 junior colleges, accounting for 7.4%;
  16 technical secondary schools, accounting for
  1.4%. There are 40 head nurses, accounting for
  3.5%; 52 deputy head nurses, accounting for 4.5%;
  1,055 general nurses, accounting for 92%. The
  average age is 35.40 ± 6.55. It involves nursing
  staff in 29 departments including gynecology,
  obstetrics, pediatrics, otolaryngology, infections,
  orthopedics, and emergency departments.
Family function, work engagement, sleep quality,
  mental health status of clinical nurses
The total scores of APGAR, UWES-9, PSQI, and
  SCL-90 for clinical nurses were (6.677 ± 3.279),
  (31.971 ± 12.096), (6.220 ± 2.187), and (122.47
  ± 37.709), respectively. The scores of each
  dimension are presented in Table 1.
  
    
      Table 1. Family function, work engagement, sleep quality and mental health score of 1147 clinical nurses(score,X͞±S).
    
    
      
        | Scale  | 
        Score  | 
      
    
    
      
        | Family functioning  | 
      
      
        | Fitness  | 
        1.24 ± 0.763  | 
      
      
        | Cooperation degree  | 
        1.26 ± 0.781  | 
      
      
        | Growth degree  | 
        1.36 ± 0.770  | 
      
      
        | Emotional degree  | 
        1.29 ± 0.776  | 
      
      
        | Intimacy degree  | 
        1.52 ± 0.705  | 
      
      
        | Total score  | 
        6.677 ± 3.279  | 
      
      
        | Work engagement  | 
      
      
        | Dynamic  | 
        10.562 ± 4.156  | 
      
      
        | Dedication  | 
        10.921 ± 4.0148  | 
      
      
        | Focus  | 
        10.489 ± 4.220  | 
      
      
        | Total score  | 
        31.971 ± 12.096  | 
      
      
        | PSQI Score  | 
        6.220 ± 2.187  | 
      
      
        | SCL-90 score  | 
      
      
        | Somatization  | 
        1.394 ± 0.481  | 
      
      
        | Forced symptoms  | 
        1.583 ± 0.595  | 
      
      
        | Sensitivity to interpersonal relationship  | 
        1.343 ± 0.480  | 
      
      
        | Depression  | 
        1.424 ± 0.536  | 
      
      
        | Anxiety  | 
        1.330 ± 0.452  | 
      
      
        | Hostile  | 
        1.372 ± 0.491  | 
      
      
        | Terrorist  | 
        1.176 ± 0.342  | 
      
      
        | Paranoid  | 
        1.259 ± 0.404  | 
      
      
        | Psychotic  | 
        1.223 ± 0.366  | 
      
      
        | Other  | 
        1.410 ± 0.504  | 
      
      
        | Total score  | 
        122.47 ± 37.709  | 
      
    
  
 
Correlation analysis of nurses’ family function,
  work engagement, sleep quality, and mental health
Correlation analysis demonstrated that the
  total score of nurses’ work engagement was
  significantly positively and negatively correlated
  with the total score of family function (r=0.511)
  (P<0.01) and the total score of sleep quality (r=-
  0.110), respectively. The total score of family
  function and the total score of sleep quality (r=-
  0.110) were significantly negatively correlated
  (P<0.01). The SCL90-total score was significantly
  positively correlated with the total sleep quality
  score (r=0.483) (P<0.01) and was significantly
  negatively correlated with the total score of family
  function (r=-0.204) and the total score of work
  engagement (r=-0.244) (P<0.01) (Table 2).
  
    
      Table 2. Correlation between family function, work engagement, sleep quality and mental health of nurses (r value).
    
    
      
        |    | 
        SCL90-total score  | 
        SCL90-somatization  | 
        SCL90-obsessional symptoms  | 
        SCL9-sensitive to interpersonal relationships  | 
        SCL90- depression  | 
        SCL90-aanxiety  | 
        SCL90-Hostility  | 
        SCL90-terror  | 
        SCL90-paranoid  | 
        SCL90-psychotic  | 
        SCL90-other  | 
        Total score for sleep quality  | 
        Family function score  | 
        Work engagement score  | 
      
    
    
      
        | SCL90-total score  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
        -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
        -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-somatization  | 
        0.851**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
        -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-obsessional symptoms  | 
        0.910**  | 
        0.763**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-sensitive to interpersonal relationships  | 
        0.909**  | 
        0.662**  | 
        0.807**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
        -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-depression  | 
        0.937**  | 
        0.751**  | 
        0.861**  | 
        0.873**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-anxiety  | 
        0.939**  | 
        0.775**  | 
        0.833**  | 
        0.855**  | 
        0.883**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90 –hostility  | 
        0.872**  | 
        0.677**  | 
        0.770**  | 
        0.785**  | 
        0.809**  | 
        0.793**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
          | 
      
      
        | SCL90 -terror  | 
        0.812**  | 
        0.644**  | 
        0.681**  | 
        0.777**  | 
        0.717**  | 
        0.764**  | 
        0.697**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-paranoid  | 
        0.851**  | 
        0.633**  | 
        0.739**  | 
        0.837**  | 
        0.788**  | 
        0.788**  | 
        0.797**  | 
        0.718**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90 -psychotic  | 
        0.891**  | 
        0.699**  | 
        0.744**  | 
        0.843**  | 
        0.811**  | 
        0.857**  | 
        0.750**  | 
        0.775**  | 
        0.825**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | SCL90-other  | 
        0.830**  | 
        0.756**  | 
        0.761**  | 
        0.684**  | 
        0.754**  | 
        0.758**  | 
        0.687**  | 
        0.597**  | 
        0.648**  | 
        0.701**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | Total score for sleep quality  | 
        0.483**  | 
        0.490**  | 
        0.480**  | 
        0.355**  | 
        0.451**  | 
        0.419**  | 
        0.398**  | 
        0.287**  | 
        0.339**  | 
        0.347  | 
        0.612**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | Family function  | 
        -0.204**  | 
        -0.146**  | 
        -0.170**  | 
        -0.206**  | 
        -0.215**  | 
        -0.176**  | 
        -0.188**  | 
        -0.140**  | 
        -0.206**  | 
        -0.192**  | 
        -0.17  | 
        -0.114**  | 
        1  | 
         -  | 
      
      
        | score  | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
          | 
      
      
        | Work engagement score  | 
        -0.244**  | 
        -0.183**  | 
        -0.214**  | 
        -0.235**  | 
        -0.248**  | 
        -0.216**  | 
        -0.236**  | 
        -0.190**  | 
        -0.242**  | 
        -0.212**  | 
        -0.196**  | 
        -0.110**  | 
        0.511**  | 
        1  | 
      
      
        | Note: **was    significantly correlated at 0.01 level (bilateral). | 
      
    
  
 
Multivariate regression analysis of clinical nurses’
  work engagement
The stepwise method is used for multiple linear
  regression analysis with SCL-90 total score as the
  dependent variable and the general information
  of clinical nurses (department, gender, age, title,
  education, and position), 5 factors of family
  function, 3 dimensions of work engagement, and
  Pittsburgh sleep quality index as independent
  variables. The main influencing factors of the
  mental health of 1147 clinical nurses include the
  length and emotional degree of family function,
  the quality of sleep, and the vitality dimension in
  work engagement (Table 3).
  
    
      Table 3. Multiple regression analysis of factors influencing mental health of 1147 clinical nurses.
    
    
      
        | Independent variables  | 
        Regression coefficient  | 
        Standard error  | 
        Normalized regression coefficient  | 
        t value  | 
        P value  | 
      
    
    
      
        | Constant  | 
        79.65  | 
        14.5  | 
        -  | 
        5.587  | 
        <0.01  | 
      
      
        | Family function: Growth degree  | 
        3.729  | 
        1.87  | 
        0.076  | 
        1.996  | 
        <0.05  | 
      
      
        | Family function: Emotional degree  | 
        -7.34  | 
        2.22  | 
        -0.15  | 
        -3.313  | 
        <0.01  | 
      
      
        | Pittsburgh sleep quality index  | 
        7.698  | 
        0.44  | 
        0.447  | 
        17.524  | 
        <0.01  | 
      
      
        | Work engagement dimension: Vitality  | 
        -1.56  | 
        0.61  | 
        -0.17  | 
        -2.571  | 
        <0.01  | 
      
      
        | Note: R=0.539;    R2=0.290; adjusted R2=0.281; F=30.864; P < 0.01; "-" blank. | 
      
    
  
 
Structural equation model fitting index
AMOS 21.0 was employed to conduct structural
  modeling analysis on the path among nurses’
  family functions, work engagement, sleep quality, and mental health. The χ2/df, the Comparative Fit
  Index (CFI), and the Root Mean Square Error of
  Approximation (RMSEA) of the initial model are
  11.744, 0.799, and 0.097, respectively. Therefore,
  the model adaptability is poor. The model is revised
  by using bias-corrected confidence intervals and
  relaxing the restriction on the two dimensions of
  work engagement and mental health according to
  the principle of maximum Modification Indices
  index. The revised model fitting results: χ2/
  df=7.120; Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) is 0.881;
  the CFI value is 0.951; the RMSEA value is
  0.073; The Non-normed Fit Index (NFI) value
  is 0.943; the Tacker-Lewis Index (TLI) value is
  0.944; the Incremental Fit Index (IFI) value is
  0.951. The χ2/df of the various indicators of the
  model is not within the ideal range due to the large
  sample size. The GFI value is not ideal but within
  the acceptable range. Other indicators meet the
  requirements (Table 4).
  
    
      Table 4. Evaluation indexes of the model.
    
    
      
        | Fitting index  | 
        χ2/df | 
        GFI  | 
        RMSEA  | 
        CFI  | 
        NFI  | 
        TLI  | 
        IFI  | 
      
    
    
      
        | Ideal value  | 
        <5  | 
        >0.9  | 
        <0.08  | 
        >0.9  | 
        >0.9  | 
        >0.9  | 
        >0.9  | 
      
      
        | Model  | 
        7.12  | 
        0.881  | 
        0.073  | 
        0.951  | 
        0.943  | 
        0.944  | 
        0.951  | 
      
    
  
                                                                 Discussion
                                Comparison of nurses’ mental health level and
  norms in our hospital
Wang et al., revealed that the scores of Chinese
  nurses in the ten dimensions of SCL-90 have
  improved during 1998-2016, demonstrating that
  the mental health of Chinese nurses has dropped
  significantly, and the mental health of nurses
  should be emphasized [17,18]. The results of this
  study indicate that the total score of SCL-90 for
  clinical nurses is (122.47 ± 37.709), and the scores
  of all factors are lower than the norms of domestic
  nurses. This reflects that the mental health level of
  nurses in our hospital is significantly better than
  the average level of other hospitals [19].
The close relationship between family function,
  work engagement, sleep, and nurses’ mental
  health
The results of this study demonstrate that nurses’
  family functions are significantly correlated with
  work engagement, sleep, and mental health. Many
  research results abroad reveal that family function
  can play a beneficial role in regulating negative
  emotions such as anxiety and depression of nurses
  [20-22]. However, the correlation between family
  function and work engagement and sleep is rarely
  reported and may be related to the differences in
  family culture at home and abroad. Beck suggested
  that postpartum nurses have a high level of
  anxiety after returning to work from giving birth
  to a second child, and family function is the main
  factor of their anxiety, which indirectly affects the
  work of nurses [23]. Arimura et al., discovered
  that the sleep status of nurses is affected by their
  mental health and recommended adjusting the
  sleep rhythm of medical staff to avoid overwork
  and improve negative emotions. Arimura et al.,
  reported that work load is an influencing factor
  of mental health [24]. The above research results
  are consistent with the results of this research.
  However, the correlation between the above four
  variables is comprehensively studied in this study,
  confirming that nurses’ family function, work
  engagement, sleep, and mental health affect each
  other [25]. Nurse managers need to implement
  nurse care measures from multiple angles to truly
  improve the mental health of nurses.
Regression analysis with nurses’ mental health as
  the independent variable
This study indicates that the length of family function, emotional degree, Pittsburgh Sleep
  Quality Index (PSQI), and the vitality of work
  engagement dimensions in the regression equation
  jointly explain the variance of mental health by
  28.1%. The pittsburgh sleep quality index has
  the largest standardized regression coefficient,
  followed by the emotional degree in family
  functions. This suggests that the factors influencing
  the mental health of nurses are complex and
  multifactorial. Family function, sleep status, and
  work engagement are all influencing factors of
  nurses’ mental health. Among them, sleep status
  has the greatest impact on nurses’ mental health.
  Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that
  the relationship between anxiety, depression, and
  sleep symptoms is significant [26]. These negative
  emotions would increase the individual’s sleep
  latency to a certain extent, making it difficult
  for people to fall asleep and even wake up in the
  middle of the night, wake up early, and dream
  more. As a result, sleep efficiency is reduced, and
  sleep symptoms such as sleep structure symptoms
  appear. Sleep helps to remove metabolic waste
  from the brain, such as lactic acid and β-amyloid.
  Sleep deprivation affects all aspects of physical
  health, and has extensive effects on emotional
  and mental performance, as well as physiological
  functions such as cardiovascular, endocrine,
  immune system, and energy metabolism, leading
  to irreversible damage [27,28]. Long-term repeated
  episodes of lack of sleep can cause emotional
  symptoms, which can also increase the barriers of
  various systems such as immunity, learning, and
  memory. However, Xin revealed that the factors
  affecting nurses’ mental health mainly come from
  work and family. This may be related to the fact
  that the study did not include sleep status in the
  analysis. Therefore, the structural equation model
  method should be used to analyze the specific
  effects of family function, work engagement, and
  sleep on the mental health of nurses, and more
  targeted measures should be taken to improve the
  mental health of nurses.
The specific influence of family function, work engagement,
  and sleep on nurses’ mental health
According to the structural equation model, the
  standardized path coefficient of PSQI on nurses’
  mental health is 0.44, and the total effect value
  is the largest. This suggests that the nurse’s sleep
  status could positively affect the nurse’s mental
  health. Compared with the domestic norm, the
  sleep quality of the nurses in this study is lower
  than the domestic norm standard owing to the nurses’ shift pattern. The results of this study are
  consistent with those of Fernandez [29]. The study
  reveals that sleep disorders can cause symptoms
  such as irritability, irritability, inattention, memory
  difficulties, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. The
  standardized path coefficient of work engagement
  to nurses’ mental health is 0.17, and the total effect
  value is the second largest, indicating that work
  engagement could positively affect the mental
  health of nurses. The more focused, energetic, and
  dedicated nurses at work, the lower their risk of
  mental health disease. In this study, the average
  score of nurses’ work engagement was between
  2-4, which was moderate. The focus dimension
  has the lowest score, which is in line with the
  results of other studies [30]. Nursing work
  needs not only to pay attention to the treatment
  of patients but also to take care of the patients
  to meet the physical, psychological, social, and
  spiritual needs of the patients. However, the nurse
  cannot be fully focused sometimes under fatigue.
  The standardized path coefficient of family
  function to nurses’ mental health is 0.17, implying
  that family function will positively affect nurses’
  mental health. This is consistent with the results
  of multiple studies [31]. Family function can play
  a beneficial role in regulating nurses’ anxiety,
  depression, and other negative emotions, and thus
  influences nurses’ mental health. A study of nurses
  returning to work after the second child suggested
  that family function is the main factor influencing
  nurse anxiety [32]. Hospital administrators
  should create a good working environment for
  clinical nurses and take corresponding measures
  at the organizational level to improve nurses’
  sleep status, increase nurses’ work engagement,
  strengthen nurses’ family functions, and promote
  nurses’ mental health.
                                                                Conclusion
                                The mental health of nurses is affected by many
  factors. This study demonstrates that the better the
  family function, the higher the work commitment,
  the better the sleep status of nurses, and the higher
  the level of mental health. Nursing managers
  should use training, psychological intervention,
  and other methods to improve nurses’ mental
  health from the perspective of improving nurses’
  sleep, work engagement, and family functions.
  This study also has certain limitations. First,
  data from a tertiary first-class hospital were only
  collected. It is recommended to conduct multicenter
  surveys in the future to make the results more convincing and representative. Second, the
  influence of family function, work engagement,
  and sleep status on nurses’ psychology was
  mainly explored. Thus, more variables can be
  included for research in the future. To sum up, this
  study is the first to apply the structural equation
  model method to explore the influence of family
  function, work engagement, and sleep status on
  the mental health of Chinese nurses, as well as its
  mechanism. The results provide a reference for
  the intervention of nurses’ mental health and lay
  a scientific foundation for nursing managers to
  implement nurse care strategies.
                                                                Acknowledgment
                                The funders had no role in study design, data
  collection and analysis, decision to publish, or
  preparation of the manuscript.
                                                                Authors' Contributions
                                LT Li, X Chen, CQ Ai attended to the patient. X
  Chen wrote the manuscript. Y Zhan, MH Wang,
  and BX Gong gave conceptual advice. All authors
  read and approved the final manuscript.
                                                                Funding
                                This work was supported by grants from the
  Philosophy and Social Science Research Project
  of Hubei Education Department in 2019 (grant
  numbers: 19D072); Fund provided by Y Zhan and
  the Scientific Research Project of Shiyan Science
  and The Key Research Project of Humanities
  and Social Sciences of Education Department
  of Hubei Province: Application and Effect
  Analysis of Magnetic Management Concept in the
  Construction of Specialty Nursing (grant numbers:
  18D070); Fund provided by Longti Li.
                                                                Availability of Data and Materials
                                The datasets analyzed in this case report are
  available from the corresponding author on
  request.
                                                                Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
                                This study was approved by the Medical Ethics
  Committee of Taihe Hospital, Shiyan City,
  Hubei Province [Research quick review (No.
  2020KS0157)].
                                                                Consent for Publication
                                Written informed consent was obtained from the
  patient for the publication of this case report and
  any accompanying images. A copy of the written
  consent is available for review by the Editor-inchief
  of this journal.
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                                 Citation: The Influence Of Family Function, Work Engagement, And Sleep On The Mental Health Of Nurses In China’s Top Three Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study, Vol. 24 (10) October, 2023; 1-10.