Abstract
Background/aim: Occupational stress is one of the major problems of nurses that can have negative effects on their job performance. Since stress is unavoidable, it is necessary to use methods to reduce or control and manage it in nurses. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of coping strategies training on nurses’ occupational stress in Jahrom hospitals. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study with two groups of experimental and control was randomly selected from nurses working in internal and surgical wards and divided into two groups of 25 each. Demographic information questionnaire and OSIPOW Occupational stress questionnaire were used to measure nurses’ job stress in both groups. The experimental group received 4 sessions of 90 minutes in the framework of the coping strategies workshop and the control group did not receive any training. Finally, to assess the effect of intervention, one month after the sessions, the questionnaires were completed by the control andexperimental groups again. Results: The mean scores of nurses’ Occupational stress in the pre- and post-test groups were 180.12±19.52 and 166.28± 25.71, respectively. The mean score of nurses’ Occupational stress in the control group before and after the test was 178.08±24.65 and 178.95±22.14, respectively. Results showed a decreasing trend of job stress score in the experimental group (P = 0.02), while no significant change was observed in the control group score. Conclusion: Coping strategies training is effective in reducing nurses’ Occupational stress and it can be recommended to reduce other stressful occupations. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 02 April’22 Page : 354-360
Highlights
Tension is encountered when situational demands surpass the resources of the individual and some harm or loss is predicted
Inclusion criteria included having a bachelor’s degree in nursing, consent to participate in the study, working in internal and surgical wards, having at least 6 months of work experience and exclusion criteria included having taken training courses in applying coping strategies, having a history of mental illness, nurses experiencing a stressful event near the time of the test or during the intervention, studying in higher education or other disciplines, having a second job
In this study, 49 patients were studied in the experimental group 4 males (16%) and 21 females (84%) and in the control group 3 males (12.5%) and 21 females (87.5%)
Summary
Tension is encountered when situational demands surpass the resources of the individual and some harm or loss is predicted. Occupational stress is a known issue for health care workers[1]. Nursing is a high-risk and stressful career[2], and nursing has been described as stressful occupation by some studies[1]. Job stress is a situation in which job-related factors affect a person and can change his mental and physical condition in a way that causes a person to deviate from normal functioning. Work-related stress can be detrimental to a person’s physical and mental health, while high levels of stress can lead to absenteeism and low levels can lead to increased productivity[3]. Increasing the workload of nurses along with their high responsibilities and low authority in the workplace have been described as some of the main sources of job stress[3]
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