The Effect of Stress Management on Occupational Stress and Satisfaction among Midwives in Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Wards in Iran

Abstract

Introduction:Occupational stress is one of the major problems of health care staff, substantially affecting their professional and personal performance. This research has been conducted with the aim of determining the effect of stress management on occupational stress and satisfaction among the Midwives in Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital wards at Motahari Hospital in Jahrom, Iran 2013-2014.Methods:This is a Quasi-experimental study of the pre- and post-clinical trials type. The study population included midwives employed in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital wards selected trough census. The samples were categorized into two groups randomly. The intervention group participated in the short-term training workshop of stress management. The studied samples were measured in terms of occupational stress and satisfaction before, right after, and one month after the workshop. Occupational stress measurement was measured by Toft-Anderson occupational stress questionnaire (1981). Similarly, the occupational satisfaction was measured by JDI checklist developed by Stephen Robins (1994). In order to analyze the information, SPSS 16 together with descriptive statistics tests (frequency, percentile, mean, and standard deviation), independent sample t-tests, iterative measurement and Spearman correlation coefficient were used.Results:A total of 70 people (two 35-person groups) of midwives participated in this study. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference between the mean of scores of occupational stress between the two groups before and after the workshop (p=0.001). There was, however, no significant difference between the scores of satisfactions across the two groups.Discussion:Training of skills of coping with stress including stress management can be effective in diminishing level of occupational stress. Mitigation of stress without catering for professional, occupational, organizational, and environmental factors would not lead to development of job satisfaction.

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“…Both scales demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability. The study results indicated that the intervention group showed mitigated stress but there was no increase in job satisfaction as compared to controls . The authors noted that the initial effects of the program were not sustainable at the one‐month postintervention point …”

“…The second quantitative study included 70 midwives in an Iranian hospital . This quasi‐experimental study included one control and one intervention group, each with 35 midwives, and evaluated midwives’ general occupation stress and job satisfaction after participation.…”

“…This quasi‐experimental study included one control and one intervention group, each with 35 midwives, and evaluated midwives’ general occupation stress and job satisfaction after participation. The intervention consisted of 2 workshops conducted over a 2‐day time period . The topical components of the workshop included stress definition, causes, and impacts; relaxation techniques (imagery, deep breathing); nutrition; anger and time management; and delegation .…”

“…The intervention consisted of 2 workshops conducted over a 2‐day time period . The topical components of the workshop included stress definition, causes, and impacts; relaxation techniques (imagery, deep breathing); nutrition; anger and time management; and delegation . The authors used the Toft‐Anderson occupational stress scale and Stephen Robbins’ Job Description Index (JDI) checklist for evaluation of occupational stress and job satisfaction.…”

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“…Karimyar Jahromi et al (19) evaluated the impact of stress management program on occupational stress in 35 midwives. The results showed that short-term training workshop of stress management caused a significant reduction in the mean score of occupational stress in the intervention group compared to the control group, which is consistent with the present study findings.…”