Abstract
Introduction: Long-term stress can also lead to mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and physical burnout. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between hospital occupational stress and prevalence of depression among nurses working in Ilam hospitals.
 Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic study. The statistical population includes the staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital and martyr Mostafa Khomeini Hospital in Ilam. The study was conducted using a census method. The criteria for entering the individuals were their willingness to participate in this study. The subjects were included in the study with complete satisfaction. Demographic questionnaires, standard questionnaires for occupational stress (HSI), and Beck Depression Inventory were used. Questionnaires were distributed to pre-trained individuals. The data was extracted and analyzed by SPSS software.
 Results: The findings of this study showed that 31.8% of the samples had a degree of depression. In this study, the rate of depression in men is higher than that of women. According to the results, occupational stress and environmental stress in nursing women were more than men. There is a significant relationship between job stress and stress associated with life with depression (p = 0.001, p = 0.004, respectively).
 Conclusion: The results of this study always emphasize the point that attention should be paid to stress and stressful occupation of nursing and to think about it and to take preventive measures. Because of the stress of the valve towards all mental illnesses In the event of manpower and the work of a community, it can cause many problems and costs for the individual and society and reduce the quality of the services provided by the nurses.
Highlights
Long-term stress can lead to mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and physical burnout
There was no significant difference in the amount of depression in nurses from the psychiatric and non-psychiatric departments and the administrative staff group, but in terms of the level of work stress, the results showed that the nurses' group compared to the staff group the office section experiences high stress [10]
Our aim is to determine the relationship between hospital occupational stress and the prevalence of depression in nurses working in Ilam hospitals
Summary
Long-term stress can lead to mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and physical burnout. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between hospital occupational stress and prevalence of depression among nurses working in Ilam hospitals. The work environment of hospitals creates a lot of stress that can lead to anxiety in health care workers [2]. By identifying the most important stressors among medical staff, the need to review and modify management structures and reduce individual stressors and care providers by their respective authorities, can reduce mental stress and promote general health and as a result, reducing the burnout of nurses [1]. Major depression leads to significant disability in individual and social life and employment, and affects everyday functions of a person such as sleep, eating and health of an individual [6]. Providing mental health and reducing stress and identifying stressors in these individuals is very important
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