Association of cumulative job dissatisfaction with depression, anxiety and stress among expatriate nurses in Saudi Arabia

Zhang

2020

Psychiatry Investig

Objective To analysis the anxiety status of Chinese medical workers during the epidemic of COVID-19 by meta-analysis method. Methods CNKI, VIP, WanFang Data, SinoMed, PubMed, Cochrane, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar and other databases were searched to collect literature on the anxiety status of Chinese medical workers during the epidemic of COVID-19. The retrieval time is from the database construction to 11/03/2020. Meta-analysis was performed on the included articles by using Stata 16.0 software. Results A total of 7 articles were included, with a total sample size of 7,741 people. Meta-analysis using the random effects model showed that the anxiety score of Chinese medical during the epidemic of COVID-19 was significantly higher than that of the national norm in each study, the difference was statistically significant [SMD (95% CI)=1.145 (0.705-1.584), p<0.001]. Conclusion The anxiety level of Chinese medical workers has increased significantly during the epidemic of COVID-19.

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The Anxiety Status of Chinese Medical Workers During the Epidemic of COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis

Zhang

2020

Psychiatry Investig

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

“…As a result, they may feel disrespected and reprimanded, which leads to them experiencing work stress. Saquib studied the nurses working at two government hospitals in KSA and found that migrant nurses face heavy workload and uncooperative colleagues, which cause them to experience medical errors, anxiety, and stress 11 . Additionally, acute health care centers are strategically located across the country to deliver preventative and curative services.…”

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Exploring nurses' work-related stress in an acute care hospital in KSA

Almazan

Albougami

Alamri

2019

Objectives This study aimed to assess the perceived work-related-stress of staff nurses and determine the relationship between work-related stress and demographic profile. Methods This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and was conducted in a secondary public hospital (staff nurses = 178, bed capacity = 225) in Riyadh, KSA. The hospital provides medical and surgical services that are important to achieve optimum quality patient care and services. In total, 178 staff nurses were interviewed, but 15 responses were excluded because of missing data (response rate: 92.52%). Results Nurses reported a moderately stressful work environment. Nationality was found to be a significant predictor of nurses' stress levels. Indian nurses had higher stress levels compared with nurses of other nationalities. Working hours per week was another significant predictor of stress. Conclusion This study highlighted perceived work-related stress of staff nurses and determined the relationship between work-related stress and demographic profile. Most nurses were moderately stressed. Working hours were associated directly with stress level. The study findings can serve as a guide for establishing human resources policies aiming at reducing nurses' stress and, thereby, promoting improved health care and task force work performance.

“…Also, a recent study in Saudi Arabia found that depression, anxiety and stress among nurses are higher than of those in the general population, in addition to the shortage of nurses. Work-related stress compromises quality of care and leads to burnout, turnover and job dissatisfaction (6,(11)(12)(13)(14).…”

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Job-related stress among nurses in primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia

Alanazi¹,

Mohamed²,

Hammad³

et al. 2019

Electron. physician

Background: Occupational stress can lead to poor health and work-related injuries. Nurses have a unique work place environment that can impact job-related stress in a unique way. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of job stress among nurses in primary health centers in Arar city. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 101 nurses covering all primary healthcare centers (n=12) in Arar city, Saudi Arabia between December 2017 and February 2018. All nurses working in primary healthcare levels, of all ages, sexes, Saudi and non-Saudi were eligible for study inclusion. Nurses with mental health problems and those of work duration less than one year were excluded from the study. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire including demographic characteristics of nurses and a work stressor questionnaire to evaluate job stress among them. The data were entered and analyzed using IBM© SPSS© Statistics version 20. Chi-Square test of independence and Fisher Exact test were used. p≤0.05 was considered significant. Results: All nurses at primary healthcare centers in Arar city were included in the study (101nurses). The most frequent areas of work-related stress among nurses were time pressure (42.6%), followed by boredom-induced stress (32.7%), pressure on the job (31.7%), work underload stress (26.7%), and disagreement and indecision (25.7). Almost one-third (34.7%) of the nurses had work-related stress. Higher educated nurses (Bachelor or above) were more likely to have work-related stress compared to diploma educated nurses; 55.2% versus 26.4% (OR=3.4, CI: 1.3-8.4, p=0.006) Conclusion: Work-related stress is a considerably prevalent problem among nurses working at primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia as it impacts almost one third of them. Application of interventional programs to relieve sources of stress, and providing more training of nurses on stress management is a necessity.