Abstract
This study was conducted as to explore the effectiveness of the treatment modules in group counselling between the Cognitive Therapy Group Counselling and Behavior Therapy Group Counselling in reducing stress level among nurses in Women and Children Hospital in Kota Kinabalu. There are two objectives that guided this mixed methods study. Firstly, this study was to test the effectiveness of the Cognitive Therapy Group Counselling (CTGC) by looking at the different between pre-test and post-test results on the level of stress among nurses who have followed the CTGC with nurses who did not follow the CTGC (control group). Secondly, this study was to test the effectiveness of the Behavior Therapy Group Counselling (BTGC) by looking at the different between pre-test and post-test results on the level of stress among nurses who have followed the BTGC with nurses who did not follow the BTGC (control group). The results showed that there was a significance difference on the level of stress between nurses who joined either GCCT and GCBT with those nurses who did not join the treatment (Control group). In fact, nurses who have joined either treatment have shown some decrease in their stress level. However, when comparing between the two (CTGC and BTGC), BTGC showed better results in reducing stress level among nurses in the hospital. Therefore, both CTGC and BTGC are suitable to reduce stress among nurses in the hospital.
Highlights
Stress at work is not something new in all working places
This study is aimed to examine the effect of Cognitive Therapy Group Counselling (CTGCC) and Behavioural Therapy Group Counselling (BTGC) on stress among the nurses
This study was conducted at Women and Children Hospital, in Likas, Kota Kinabalu Sabah. This hospital was chosen based on its high density of nurses which exceeding 1100 persons compared to any other hospitals in the state of Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) by Lovibond and Lovibond (1996) was used as the measurement tool in this study
Summary
Stress at work is not something new in all working places. There are numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of stress at work and organizations. Nurses are a group of workers who are known for their working pressure, a study conducted by Chang et al (2005) has proven that. The main factor that contributes to this study is the effectiveness of group counselling in reducing stress at work based on the result of previous studies. The advantages of group counselling is not just able to be used to reduce stress level and have been used by local researchers in treating other problems such as social anxiety (Wan Abdul Kadi, 1994). The statement of problem in this study is related to the implication of intervention to reduce stress level by using a strong theoretical foundation He intended interventions to be used is group counselling with cognitive, and behavioural approaches. All changes emerge from these method of treatments will be measured by the nurses’ level of stress displayed
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