Job Stress and Mental Health Among Nursing Staff of Educational Hospitals in South East Iran

Gorgich, Enam Alhagh Charkhat; Zare, Sadegh; Ghoreishinia, Gholamreza; Barfroshan, Sanam; Arbabisarjou, Azizollah; Yoosefian, Nazanin

doi:10.5812/thrita.45421

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“…Similar results were obtained in studies carried out in Silesia ( 23 ). However, while studies carried out in other countries confirm the negative effect of occupational stress on the mental health of nurses ( 43 ), the effect and interaction of other factors is different. For example, some researchers show interaction with the type of ward or seniority ( 9 , 21 , 44 , 45 ).…”

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The Effect of Subjective Perception of Work in Relation to Occupational and Demographic Factors on the Mental Health of Polish Nurses

2020

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Introduction: Nursing is considered one of the most stressful professions in the world. The high emotional burden associated with excessive workload in qualitative and quantitative terms, exposure to existing and emerging infectious diseases, daily confrontation with the suffering of individuals and their families and low social support leads to the development of numerous stress reactions among nurses, resulting in the development of anxiety, insomnia, social dysfunction and depression. Indeed, somatic and mental stress-related disease rates are higher among nurses than in the general population.Aim: To determine the impact of subjective work characteristics on the mental health of nurses in relation to demographic and occupational factors.Material and method: The research was carried out among 558 nurses working in hospitals in Podlaskie Voivodeship, and used the Subjective Work Evaluation Questionnaire (SWEQ) and Goldberg's GHQ-28 Questionnaire.Results: As measured by SWEQ, and as self-assessed by means of the GHQ-28 questionnaire, overall stress negatively affects the nurses' health (R2 = 18.7%). Among the partial measures of the SWEQ questionnaire, work overload had strong and the lack of rewards, social relations and lack of support had weak negative effect on the overall mental health assessment of nurses (R2 = 19.2%). The responsibility measure was an exception that had a positive impact on the nurses' well-being. Among occupational and demographic factors, only higher education in relation to secondary education in interactions with the overall stress measure and unpleasant work conditions had a positive effect on the overall mental health self-assessment of nurses (R2 = 20.7%).Conclusions: The results of our study provide a clear message to the hospital management that improving the work organization and atmosphere of nurses by reducing perceived work overload and increasing the responsibility of nurses can have a positive impact on their mental health. Encouraging nurses to improve their education can result not only in an obvious improvement in staff qualifications, but also in better resistance to stressors in the workplace and, consequently, in better staff well-being. Both measures can have a positive impact on the quality of care provided by nurses and on reducing staff turnover.

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The Effect of Subjective Perception of Work in Relation to Occupational and Demographic Factors on the Mental Health of Polish Nurses

2020

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“…Work stress is an important factor that affects the quality of life, life satisfaction, and physical and mental well‐being of individuals (Charkhat Gorgich et al, 2017 ). It is necessary to determine the positive and negative factors that can affect work stress to prevent its negative consequences.…”

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The effect of social support on work stress in health workers during the pandemic: The mediation role of resilience

Karadaş

Duran

2021

Journal Community Psychology

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Stressful experiences commonly increase among health workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. From this perspective, this study primarily aimed to examine the mediating role of resilience in the effect of perceived social support on work stress among health workers. The sample of the study consisted of 402 health workers. In the research, the “General Work Stress Scale,” “Brief Resiliency Scale,” and “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support” were used. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between work stress and social support ( r = −0.223, p = 0.00) and resilience ( r = −0.432, p = 0.00), and a statistically significant positive correlation between social support and resilience ( r = 0.226, p = 0.00). Resilience mediates the relationship between perception of social support and work stress. When planning effective intervention strategies, it will be critical to reduce the risk of adverse mental health outcomes in health workers, who are fighting against the COVID‐19 pandemic, by increasing social support and resilience and reducing work stress.

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“…The results also showed that perceived stress was correlated with depression and anxiety. The results obtained by Gorgich et al showed that the high level of stress among nurses increases mental health problems ( 76 ). Also, other studies have shown a significant positive relationship between stress and mental health problems among health workers ( 77 , 78 ).…”

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Psychometric evaluation of PHQ–9 and GAD–7 among community health volunteers and nurses/midwives in Kenya following a nation-wide telephonic survey

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BackgroundNurses/midwives and Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are exposed to chronic stressors putting them at risk of developing mental health problems. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is limited empirical evidence of the burden of mental health problems among health care workers partly due to the lack of adequately standardized and validated measures for use among health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to perform the psychometric evaluation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 administered to nurses/midwives and CHVs across 47 counties in Kenya.MethodsBetween June and November 2021, a national survey on mental well-being and resilience among nurses/midwives and CHVs was conducted via telephone interviews. The survey had a total sample size of 1907 nurses/midwives and 2027 CHVs. Cronbach’s alpha and MacDonalds’ omega were used to evaluate the scale’s internal consistency. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test the one-factor structure of the scales. Multi-group CFA was applied to evaluate the generalizability of the scales across the Swahili and English versions, and among male and female health workers. The Spearman correlation was used to assess the tools’ divergent and convergent validity.ResultsThe internal consistency of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 was good, with alpha and omega values above 0.7 across study samples. CFA results indicated a one-factor structure of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 for both nurses/midwives and CHVs. Multi-group CFA showed that both scales were unidimensional across both language and sex. The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were positively correlated with perceived stress, burnout, and post-traumatic stress disorder, indicating convergent validity. The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were also significantly positively correlated with resilience and work engagement, supporting divergent validity.ConclusionThe PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are unidimensional, reliable, and valid tools for screening depression and anxiety among nurses/midwives and CHVs. The tools can be administered in a similar population or study setting using either Swahili or English.

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Job Stress and Mental Health Among Nursing Staff of Educational Hospitals in South East Iran

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

The Effect of Subjective Perception of Work in Relation to Occupational and Demographic Factors on the Mental Health of Polish Nurses

The Effect of Subjective Perception of Work in Relation to Occupational and Demographic Factors on the Mental Health of Polish Nurses

The effect of social support on work stress in health workers during the pandemic: The mediation role of resilience

Psychometric evaluation of PHQ–9 and GAD–7 among community health volunteers and nurses/midwives in Kenya following a nation-wide telephonic survey

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