Abstract
Background and Aim: The phenomenon of stress is one of the fundamental problems in the last few decades following the changes and developments of societies and the advent of modern life that has put people at risk. The aim of this study was to determine the level of occupational stress and its related factors in female staff of Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study and the sample size was all female employees (132 persons) working in faculties and departments of Kashan University of Medical Sciences in 2016. The UK HSE occupational stress questionnaire was used to measure occupational stress. Data were imported into SPSS16 software and analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher exact test. Findings: Only two variables showed a significant statistical relationship with job stress; hours of work and the workplace (P-value <0.05), but there was no significant statistical relationship between job shift, education level and employment status (P-value> 0.05). Conclusion: The high level of occupational stress among employees of the deputies indicate the importance of reducing the working hours of the staff to the standard working hours of other countries, as well as the periodic shift of staff from the deputies to the faculties.
Highlights
One of the major problems that has been putting people at risk in recent decades, following the development of societies and turning to modern life, is the phenomenon of stress [1]
The aim of this study was to determine the level of occupational stress and its related factors in female staff of Kashan University of Medical Sciences
In other studies, job stress has been associated with chronic sleep disorders [22,23,24], since women have become more likely to be in workplaces in the last few decades, and since women working in the field of medical science plays a number of roles in the society and the family, their mental health has a direct impact on the mental health of the family and their working environment, given the importance of this issue, and because there are few studies in this area, our aim is to determine the level of occupational stress and its related factors among female staff of Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Summary
One of the major problems that has been putting people at risk in recent decades, following the development of societies and turning to modern life, is the phenomenon of stress [1]. Stress is a force that, when applied to a system, causes some significant changes This term refers to physical, psychological, social and pressure forces (6, -2). The phenomenon of stress is one of the fundamental problems in the last few decades following the changes and developments of societies and the advent of modern life that has put people at risk. The aim of this study was to determine the level of occupational stress and its related factors in female staff of Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Conclusion: The high level of occupational stress among employees of the deputies indicate the importance of reducing the working hours of the staff to the standard working hours of other countries, as well as the periodic shift of staff from the deputies to the faculties
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