Emotional distress in nurses at work

Livingston, Mark; Livingston, Hilary M.

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.1984.tb02592.x

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“…Guppy & Gutteridge 1991; Nolan & Cushway 1995). This is perhaps in contrast with other research which has reported higher levels of distress in staff who are younger, less experienced, under high work pressure and with low social support and who spend a high proportion of their time in direct patient care ( Livingston & Livingston 1984; Kennedy & Grey 1997). Social support has been highlighted as playing an important role as a coping strategy and to have significant benefits for morale and job satisfaction ( Tyler & Cushway 1992; Parkes & Von Rabenau 1993).…”

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Job satisfaction and stress in staff working in a specialist psychiatric unit for the elderly following relocation from a traditional psychiatric hospital setting

Baillon

Scothern²,

Vickery³

1999

Journal of Nursing Management

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Job satisfaction and stress in staff working in a specialist psychiatric unit for the elderly following relocation from a traditional psychiatric hospital setting

Baillon

Scothern²,

Vickery³

1999

Journal of Nursing Management

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“…The finding lends some support to previous research showing younger nurses to be more vulnerable to stress (e.g. Livingston and Livingston, 1984), but the relationship exists for only one category measuring 'concerns over the treatment of residents'. This research ties in well with findings of Hurrell and McLaney (1 988), where role demands such as role conflict and workload were identified as frequently experienced stressful events for nurses, and points to the particular needs of staff in positions of wider responsibilities, demonstrating greater time pressures and problems in dealing with the actual physical illnesses and treatments as well as the behaviours of residents.…”

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Stress, role and training in carers of the elderly

Benjamin

1991

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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SUMMARYThe measurement of stressful event frequencies among different long-stay settings within a hospital for the elderly showed that staff with higher-ranking roles, regardless of their training, experienced certain stressful events more frequently than other staff members. Stressful event frequencies for a unit with only untrained care staff did not differ from frequencies for wards of trained nurses.

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“…Studies by Norfolk and Stirton (1985) and Benjamin and Spector (1990) demonstrated high levels of stress symptoms in psychogeriatric nursing staff, but were flawed by preselection bias and lacked a clear definition of stress 'caseness'. Livingstone and Livingstone (1984) used the GHQ-60 in their study of nurses in three selected hospital settings, finding consistent results across the three institutions. No attempt was made in these studies to relate findings to general population samples.…”

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Psychological distress among workers caring for the elderly

Macpherson¹,

Eastley²,

Richards

et al. 1994

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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SUMMARYThe GHQ-30 was used to assess psychological disturbance among staff working in four long-stay wards, four homes for the elderly mentally infirm, four elderly persons' homes and four private nursing homes. Rates of disturbance were consistent across all 16 units. Rates of CGHQ caseness were low, compared with published findings from a representative UK community sample. A strong relationship was demonstrated between staff psychological disturbance and aggression from residents over the last week. Disturbed staff were more likely to perceive a lack of support at work, and to report 'shouting back' at aggressive residents. No relationship was found between rates of disturbance and a range of demographic and work-related factors. Implications for service provision and future research are discussed.KEY woms-Care staff, residential homes, stress, psychological distress, aggression.There is increasing concern about the quality of residential care afforded to elderly people in Britain (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1986). Staff working in these settings are often poorly trained or untrained, and there are particular concerns at this time, as the number of long-stay psychogeriatric beds is diminishing. Thus psychiatric support for the most demanding cases is under threat.In recent years stress among informal carers for dementia sufferers has been extensively studied, Morris e t al. (1988) providing a comprehensive review. Studies show high stress levels in carers, and a complex relationship between stress and other factors such as severity of dementia, level of problem behaviour, coping mechanisms used, impact of support services and satisfaction derived from the caring role.It follows that professionals caring for the elderly in institutions where a high proportion have dementia (Mann e t al., 1984) may also suffer from stress, and that staff in long-stay wards, who cope with the most demanding and behaviourally disturbed residents, may have the highest stress levels. There is evidence (Hilton et al., 1989; Lam el al., 1989) of greater dependence, disability and disturbance among long-stay patients than residents in local authority homes. However, there is a paucity of research in this area, particularly regarding large-scale, generalizable surveys (Sutherland and Cooper, 1990). Studies by Norfolk and Stirton (1985) and Benjamin and Spector (1990) demonstrated high levels of stress symptoms in psychogeriatric nursing staff, but were flawed by preselection bias and lacked a clear definition of stress 'caseness'. Livingstone and Livingstone (1984) used the GHQ-60 in their study of nurses in three selected hospital settings, finding consistent results across the three institutions. No attempt was made in these studies to relate findings to general population samples.Various authors have attempted to analyse the CCC 0885-6230/94/05038

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Emotional distress in nurses at work

Abstract: A sample of 173 female nurses was studied to assess the amount of stress they experienced whilst at work. Psychological symptoms were found to be commoner in younger, less experienced nurses spending more time with patients. Suggestions are made to reduce distress in vulnerable nurses.

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Job satisfaction and stress in staff working in a specialist psychiatric unit for the elderly following relocation from a traditional psychiatric hospital setting

Job satisfaction and stress in staff working in a specialist psychiatric unit for the elderly following relocation from a traditional psychiatric hospital setting

Stress, role and training in carers of the elderly

Psychological distress among workers caring for the elderly

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