Occupational Stress Of Nurses Research Articles

Occupational stress of nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service.

To evaluate stress, and to associate it with sociodemographic and clinical aspects of nurses from the Mobile Emergency Care Service. This is an observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted with 123 nurses, who answered a questionnaire to assess sociodemographic and clinical variables, and the Job Stress Scale, which evaluates stress in the workplace. The results indicated that most of them were women, 20 to 40 years old, married, without another employment bond and with specialization course. They had low control and low demand at work and performed a passive work. Women reported passive work and high stress levels, while men were equally divided in active and passive work with low stress levels. Passive work is harmful to health and it is related to lack of autonomy, decision-making, and social support. It may lead to reduced ability to solve problems faced in daily work routine.

The Correlation Between Workload And Occupational Stress Of Nurses In The Emergency Department Of Regional Public Hospital Rsud Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang

<p>The emergency department in a hospital tends to pose a high stress level. This is due to the conditions, i.e., life-threatening condition of patients that often trigger the stress on the nurses. The nurses are required to act immediately and to possess specific skills to provide accurate treatment to the patients. Such a condition signifies the major role of nurses in a hospital. It also demands improvement in the performances of the nurses to conceptualize quality health services. Occupational stress is a term used to refer to depression or emotion, being irritable towards the situation of the workplace, and it is signified by both mental and physical condition of a person. This inevitably affects one’s health as and the spiritual condition. Excessive workload is among the factors causing occupational stress. This study aims at exploring the correlation between workload and occupational stress of nurses in the emergency department of Regional Public Hospital RSUD. Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang. The cross-sectional study involved 40 respondents selected using a <em>total sampling </em>method. The data were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square correlation. It is revealed that the p-value 0.000 is lower than α 0.05, meaning that H0 is rejected and signifying that workload correlates with the occupational stress of the nurses in the research site. </p>

Occupational Stress in Intensive Care Units Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study

BackgroundOccupational stress can have seriously negative effects on the physical, psychological, and economic dimensions of nurses working in the intensive care units (ICUs).ObjectivesThus, this study was conducted to determine occupational stress in nurses who work in ICUs.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out on 120 nurses in three hospitals in Kerman, southeastern Iran. Data were gathered by Socio-Demographic Information and Osipow Occupational Stress questionnaires.ResultsThe mean of occupational stress and all its constructs were at the moderate-high level. The highest mean score was related to role overload (37.11±3.63) while the lowest mean score belonged to role boundary (30.32±3.66). No statistically significant differences were found between the mean of occupational stress and participants’ characteristics.ConclusionConsidering the moderate-high level of occupational stress in ICU nurses, we recommend hospital authorities to take appropriate measures to prevent and manage stressors in ICU nurses to improve the quality of care and patients’ satisfaction

Smoking habits and occupational stress in nurses of a health unit in Portugal

Smoking habits and occupational stress in nurses of a health unit in Portugal

Influencing Factors of Empathic Competence and Occupational Stress of Nurses on Their Ego-resilience

Influencing Factors of Empathic Competence and Occupational Stress of Nurses on Their Ego-resilience

Evaluation of malonaldehyde levels and study of its association with occupational stress in nurses

Evaluation of malonaldehyde levels and study of its association with occupational stress in nurses

Occupational stress among nurses: Government versus private sector

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the occupational stress among nurses working in Government and private sector in Kottayam District, Kerala. The research study was undertaken in one government medical college hospital and two private hospitals of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. Sample consists of 400 nurses selected by simple random sampling technique, 200 each from the government and private sector. The Tools used for the study were socio-personal data sheet and a stress assessment rating scale. The maximum score of the stress assessment rating scale was 448 which is categorized as mild stress (1–149), moderate stress (150–299) and severe stress (300–448). All the staff nurses in the present study experienced stress ranging from mild to severe. The findings showed that the mean stress score of the nurses working in government sector was significantly higher than that of the nurses working in private sector (t=2.52, p<0.05). resent study findings revealed a significant association between occupational stress of nurses and the presence of elderly at home.

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Greek Nurses.

Psychosocial well-being in the workplace may increase retention of oncology nurses, while a lack of social support has been a predictor of occupational stress in nurses. To further explore this phenomenon by examining the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Greek nurses working in oncology and mental health settings. A cross-sectional design was used. The sample consisted of 150 nurses (70 oncology nurses and 80 mental health nurses) from the area of greater Athens who joined the study. The scale was translated to Greek using the "forward-backward" procedure. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support's internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α), stability (intraclass correlation coefficient), factor structure (factor analysis), and convergent validity (correlation with Ways of Coping Questionnaire) were examined. A three-factor (significant others, family, and friends) model was confirmed. The subscales representing the three factors demonstrated excellent internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's αs > .90) and stability intraclass correlation coefficient (>.90). The measure is reliable and valid, and it can be used to assess nurses' social support; the results of such an assessment could be helpful when selecting strategies for assisting nurses.

Occupational Stressors in Nurses and Nursing Adverse Events.

Background:Nursing adverse events (AEs) are well-defined problems in the healthcare system and may have irreparable consequences. Due to the complexity of care, many factors contribute to AEs and affect patient safety, one of which is occupational stress. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between nursing AEs and occupational stress in nurses in centers affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, in 2015.Materials and Methods:In this descriptive correlational study, the participants were selected through random and quota sampling methods. The data collection tool was a three-part questionnaires consisting of a demographic characteristics form, the Nurses' Job Stress Questionnaire, and Nursing Adverse Events Questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used to analyze the data in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software.Results:Among the four factors affecting occupational stress in nurses, administrative factors had the highest impact; subsequently followed, by environmental factors and interpersonal factors. The mean score of AEs was reported as 30 cases per year. There was a significant correlation between the overall mean score of occupational stress and AEs (r = 0.12, p = 0.04).Conclusions:According to the results of this study, moderate to high levels of job stress were observed among nurses. The results also showed that occupational stress can lead to nursing AEs. Given that nurses believe the highest mean of occupational stressors is related to administrative factors, an appropriate and comprehensive leadership is necessary to improve the current conditions.

A profile of occupational stress in nurses

Background: Occupational stress is common in nurses. Stress can impact the health of the nurses leading to somatic complaints. Aims and Objectives: (1) To determine the extent and causes of occupational stress among nurses at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Hospital. (2) To compare the stress levels among nurses depending on their years of experience. (3) To study any correlation between stress levels and the extent of somatic complaints. Materials and Methods: Ninety-seven staff nurses without any preexisting psychiatric illness were evaluated for occupational stress using the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale. The extent of somatization was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire – 15, in a cross-sectional study. Cronbach's alpha, analysis of variance, and Spearman's correlation co-efficient test were applied to the data. Results: An internal consistency of 0.945 was noted using Cronbach's alpha. 51.5% nurses experienced mild, 34% experienced moderate, and 2.10% experienced severe stress. Conflicts with supervisors, patients, and their families and workload were the main causes of occupational stress while discrimination was the least affected domain. Nurses with 6–10 years of experience had maximum stress. The stress levels correlated with the extent of somatic complaints. Conclusions: Occupational stress is prevalent in nurses. It may be higher in nurses with lesser experience and it can be associated with somatic complaints.

Occupational stress of nurses working in the Academic-Related sectors

Occupational stress of nurses working in the Academic-Related sectors

Relationship between occupational stress, recovery experience, and physiological health of nurses in a municipal grade A tertiary hospital

Objective: To examine the relationship between recovery experience, occupational stress, and physiological health of nurses in a municipal grade A tertiary hospital. Methods: A total of 296 in-service nurses from 7 municipal grade A tertiary hospitals were selected from October 2015 to February 2016. Individual characteristics of the subjects were collected using a self-made questionnaire. The recovery experience, occupational stress, and physiological health of the subjects were assessed based on the physiological health dimensions in the Chinese version of Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ-C) , Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) , and Quality of Work Life (QWL7-32) . Results: The mean recovery experience score of nurses from the municipal grade A tertiary hospital was 45.04±7.72, and 51.35% of the nurses had satisfactory recovery experience. Occupational stress was identified in 81.76% of the nurses. Based on the four categories of occupational stress, 65 nurses were identified with high-strain jobs (21.95%) , 56 with relaxed (low-strain) jobs (18.92%) , 49 with passive jobs (16.55%) , and 126 with active jobs (42.57%) . In addition, the mean physiological health score of the nurses was 21.20±4.24. Physiological health was negatively correlated with occupational stress (r=-0.173, P<0.05) , but positively correlated with recovery experience (r=0.198, P<0.01) . Recovery experience was negatively correlated with occupational stress (r=-0.116, P<0.05) . Job demand was the major contributor to occupational stress, where subjects with high-demand active jobs had the poorest recovery experience (F=2.610, P<0.05) and physiological health (F=8.166, P<0.01) . Conclusion: Job demand has a great impact on the occupational stress of nurses, where increased job demand can lead to stronger stress response, reduced recovery experience, and poorer physiological health.

Research on the compassion fatigue and stress status and the relationship between them of nurses working in secondary hospitals of integrated areas of urban and rural places

Objective To investigate the compassion fatigue and stress status and the relationship between them of nurses working in secondary hospitals of integrated areas of urban and rural places, and explore the social factors that influence the compassion fatigue and stress status. Methods 378 nurses from secondary hospitals in urban-rural integrated area were selected as samples in Nanjing. Paramedic's Compassion Fatigue Scale and Chinese Nurse Stressor Questionnaire were adopted to develop the survey. Results The nurse compassion fatigue score was (15.9±1.83) points; Stress status score was (86.18±19.96) points. Urban-rural fringe secondary hospital nurse compassion fatigue status was positively associated with the pressure (r= 0.218, P < 0.01), and loss of enthusiasm, nervousness, loss of ability to doubt, and morale were on the medical staff work pressure had significant influence (P < 0.05). Conclusions The nurse compassion fatigue and stress level were in the medium level; Nursing managers should pay more attention to the psychological health level of the nurses, increase nurses' enthusiasm, alleviate the occupational stress of nurses caused by compassion fatigue. Key words: Nurses; Compassion fatigue; Pressure; Correlation; Secondary hospitals of integrated areas of urban and rural places

Influence of occupational stress and personality traits on job burnout of nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals in Wenzhou

Objective To explore the influence of occupational stress and personality traits on job burnout of nurses from psychiatry-specialized hospitals and general hospitals in Wenzhou. Methods 110 nurses from psychiatry-specialized hospitals and 103 nurses from general hospitals in Wenzhou were surveyed by questionnaires of Nurses′ Occupational Pressure Source Scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Independent-Samples t Test was used for comparison of occupational stress, personality traits and job burnout of the two groups, and multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Results Total average scores of occupational stress of nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals were (2.57±0.37), higher than the those of nurses in general hospitals (2.19±0.42), (t=2.158, P<0.05). Scores of the dimension of emotional stability in EPQ of nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals were (54.68±9.04), higher than those of nurses in general hospitals (45.16±10.39), (t=2.184, P<0.05). For nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals, scores of emotional exhaustion in MBI were (28.40±5.50), and scores of depersonalization were (10.59±3.31), higher than those of nurses in general hospitals; while scores in dimension of low sense of achievement were (22.16±3.45), lower than those of nurses in general hospitals (t=2.381, 2.330, -7.694; P<0.05). It was revealed in multiple regression analysis that for nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals, emotional stability had a positive predictive function on emotional exhaustion; working environment, resources and emotional stability had a positive predictive function on depersonalization; nursing profession and work had a negative predictive function on low sense of achievement; for nurses in general hospitals, patient-caring had a positive predictive function on emotional exhaustion; workload and time allocation had a positive predictive function on depersonalization; patient-caring, emotional stability, workload and time allocation had a negative predictive function on low sense of achievement. Conclusions Degree of job burnout of nurses in psychiatry-specialized hospitals is higher than that of general hospital nurses. The influences of occupational stress and personality traits on job burnout have a synergistic effect. Key words: Nurses; Job burnout; Occupational stress; Personality traits; Psychiatry-specialized hospital; General hospital

The effect of neuro-linguistic programming on occupational stress in critical care nurses.

Background:The use of coping strategies in reducing the adverse effects of stress can be helpful. Nero-linguistic programming (NLP) is one of the modern methods of psychotherapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of NLP on occupational stress in nurses working in critical care units of Urmia.Materials and Methods:This study was carried out quasi-experimentally (before–after) with control and experimental groups. Of all the nurses working in the critical care units of Urmia Imam Khomeini and Motahari educational/therapeutic centers, 60 people participated in this survey. Eighteen sessions of intervention were done, each for 180 min. The experimental group received NLP program (such as goal setting, time management, assertiveness skills, representational system, and neurological levels, as well as some practical and useful NLP techniques). Expanding Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) was used as the data gathering tool. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test, Mann–Whitney test, and independent t-test were used to analyze the data.Results:The baseline score average of job stress was 120.88 and 121.36 for the intervention and control groups, respectively (P = 0.65). After intervention, the score average of job stress decreased to 64.53 in the experimental group while that of control group remained relatively unchanged (120.96). Mann–Whitney test results showed that stress scores between the two groups was statistically significant (P = 0.0001).Conclusions:The results showed that the use of NLP can increase coping with stressful situations, and it can reduce the adverse effects of occupational stress.

The association between rotating shift work and increased occupational stress in nurses.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether rotating shift work increases occupational stress in nurses. This study measured shift work scheduling and occupational stress by using the Effort-Reward Imbalance model with self-reported questionnaires in a sample of 654 female nurses. Overcommitment risk was higher in nurses who worked rotating shifts than in those who worked day/non-night shifts (OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.03-4.66). However, an effort/reward imbalance was not directly associated with work schedules (OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 0.87-4.35). Among nurses working rotation rotating shifts, those who had 2 days off after their most recent night shifts showed an alleviated risk of overcommitment (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.32-0.82), but those who had worked for at least one series of 7 consecutive work days per month had an increased risk of effort/reward imbalance (OR, 2.75; 95% CI, 1.69-4.48). Additionally, those who had little or no participation in planning working hours and shift scheduling and worked overtime at least three times per week during the preceding 2 months tended to have high stress. The nurses who worked rotating shifts tended to experience work-related stress, but their stress levels improved if they had at least 2 days off after their most recent night shift and if they were not scheduled to work 7 consecutive days. These empirical data can be used to optimize work schedules for nurses to alleviate work stress.

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Musculoskeletal Discomforts and Occupational Stressors Among Nurses.

Background:Stress in nurses may increase the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts.Aim:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts and job stress among nurses and to investigate the association between musculoskeletal discomforts and occupational stressors.Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 144 nurses in one of the main referral hospitals of Tehran-Iran were randomly selected and studied. Data were collected by HSE job stress questionnaire and The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire through interviews with nurses in their workplace.Results:Most reported musculoskeletal discomforts localized in the neck, back, knee and shoulder and the minimal discomforts were in wrist and elbow. On the other hand, stressors such as demand, changes in workplace, control and responsibilities had significant effect on increasing musculoskeletal discomforts of organs such as neck, shoulders and back (P < 0.001).Conclusion:There was a significant association between stressors such as demand, control, responsibilities and changes in workplace and reported musculoskeletal disorders, especially in neck, shoulders and back. It is suggested to use defined programs for management and control of stressors to control occupational stress in nurses. Moreover, prevention of musculoskeletal discomforts due to their high prevalence in the study population is important.

The role of personality traits and demographic factors in occupational stress

Background: The use of psychology in the workplace and accurate scientific findings in this field, in addition to reducing work-related diseases, can promote the performance of employees. Nursing is a stressful job and can be the cause of physical and mental disorders. This study investigates the relationship of personality traits and demographic factors with occupational stress. Materials and Methods: This investigation was a descriptive-correlational study conducted on 95 nurses of hospitals affiliated to Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2014. The data collection tools used in this study included the Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness-Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and Osipow Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised (OSI-R). Data were analyzed using spearman correlation coefficient, simultaneous multiple regressions and independent t tests in SPSS software. Results: No significant difference was observed between the mean score of occupational stress of men and women undergraduate and masters graduates, and different age groups. The regression model showed that the predictor variables of agreeableness and gender had a significant association with the response variable of occupational stress (P = 0.005). Results showed that the two predictive variables of agreeableness and gender had a negative effect on occupational stress. Nonstandard regression coefficient showed that with 1 unit increase in agreeableness score, the score of occupational stress decreased 1.335 units. Conclusions: There is an association between the agreeableness personality trait and occupational stress. Thus, we recommend that more attention be paid to this feature as a predictor of occupational stress in nurses.

Association of Job Stress with Locus of Control in Nurses

Results: The results showed that the LOC has significant positive association with the occupational stress (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The result supported the significant association of LOC with occupational stress in nurses. With regard to the impact of internal LOC, organizing educational programs in this field may promote the nurses' health in workplaces.

Analysis of correlation between occupational stress and serum monoamine neurotransmitters in nurses

To investigate the impact of occupational stress on serum monoamine neurotransmitters in nurses. A total of 131 nurses were included as study subjects by stratified cluster sampling. The occupational health information collection system (based on the Internet of things) was used to measure occupational stress. Serum levels of monoamine neurotransmitters were also measured. Epinephrine (E) was negatively correlated with superior support (P < 0.05) and colleague support (P < 0.05). Negative correlation was also found between dopamine (DA) and job prospect (P < 0.05). Level of 5-hydroxytryptamine was negatively correlated with promotion opportunities (P < 0.05). Norepinephrine (NE), E, and DA were all negatively correlated with work satisfaction (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with daily stress (P < 0.01). NE and E were negatively correlated with sufficient confidence (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with physical complaints (P < 0.01). There was a negative correlation between NE and psychological satisfaction (P < 0.05). Occupational stress in nurses is correlated with serum monoamine neurotransmitters, and it may affect serum levels of monoamine neurotransmitters to a certain extent.