Showing 6 results for Job Stress
P Mehdizadeh, A Pourreza, H Allahverdipour, N Dopeykar,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (5-2013)
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to survey the relationship between job stress, self- efficiency and coping ability among staff of therapeutic- educational hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical sciences.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009 among therapeuticeducational hospitals of based on a two stage random sampling. Initially seven hospitals were selected using a simple random method and then 288 persons from the therapeutic and administrative staff were chosen as the sample to be studied using a classified random method. Data were collected using 4 questionnaires titled personal information, self-efficiency, Tores Theorell's job stress scale and Schwarzer's self efficacy and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation CISS-21 ( Dutch's coping). Data were analyzed Using SPSS software version 11.5 and also Chi-Squared test, T -test, One-Way Anova , Regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: All the demographic variables including age, gender, marital status, working hours and work experience had a significant relationship with job stress. Pearson correlation test indicated a negative correlation between job stress and self- efficiency, working hours, age and work experience (P<0.001). Additionally there was a positive correlation between self- efficiency and working hours and age and coping ability with work experience ( p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the importance of staff`s mental health issue it is suggested that background factors such as high work load ,dignity level and social value and social supportive programs are taken into close consideration staff`s needs related to these issues are fully satisfied so that better health services are provided.
M Mahboubi, A Jalali, M Mohammadi,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (12-2013)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Job environment is a strong stimulus for created of emotions and there are several stressful situations which could causes dissatisfaction, low work performance, quit or job-changing. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between sensation seeking with job stress among emergency medicine workers and non emergency medicine workers.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 60 emergency medicine workers chosen the census method and 60 non emergency medicine workers chosen the convenience sampling method, in border cities of KUMS, were selected for study. Data were collected by valid and reliable questionnaires of job stress and sensation seeking. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results: The most rate of job stress among emergency medicine workers was in the level of moderate (46.6percent) and in the non-emergency medicine workers was the low level (56.4percent) and the most rate of sensation seeking among emergency medicine workers was in the level of lower the moderate (35 percent) and in the non-emergency medicine workers was lower the moderate level (40 percent). There were indirect relationship between job stresses with to be thrilled, to be experienced and to be diversity of the variable of sensation seeking and there was a direct relationship between to be blues and to be scope of inhibition of the variable of sensation seeking.
Conclusion: Results can be regarded managers to decrease of losses due to job stress and increase productivity, especially in emergency medicine workers across the country
L Vali , M ,amini Zade, T Sharifi , N Oroomiei , S Mirzaee , R Ghorbani Nia ,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (8-2014)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: EMS technicians are faced with numerous stressful situations during a working day. These mental tensions may significantly effect on delivered services quality actually. This situation can be considered as a threaten risk for people who use the EMS. This study aimed to determine the most common stressful factors influencing the EMS technicians in Kerman.
Materials Methods: In this cross-sectional study 140 EMS technicians participated. Sampling method was census and data collection was done by using a valid and reliable nursing tension factors questionnaire. Data analyzing was performed by SPSS software version 19 using Pearson correlation coefficient, Spearman and regression tests.
Results: The most and least common stressful factors were patient care (Mean=3.24) and environmental tension (Mean=2.64) respectively. Regression analysis revealed significant relation between age and environment tension factors (β = -0.155, p=0.034,) and managerial stressful factors had significant relation with gender (β= -2.955, p= 0.047) and educational level of EMS technicians (β= -0.23,p=0.05).
Conclusion: Patient care and personal factors cause stressful situations among EMS technicians. Therefore, it is recommended emergency managers to provide strategies toward decreasing job stress in order to improve the quality of working life and organizational commitment to help EMS technicians.
Dr Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Dr Sharmin Fateh Babamiri,
Volume 16, Issue 3 (11-2017)
Abstract
Background: Job stress is a part of physician, nurses and hospital executives lives. Medical is tense basicly and tension affects the quality of life and health of physician. This study aimed to determine the occupational stress and its relates factors among medical residents in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, all of seventy-one medical residents of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (first to fourth of residency in 2012) in the field of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry were recruited in the study. Data collection was performed using standard questionnaire of job stress, Osipow. In the descriptive analysis, mean, standard deviation (SD) and range were determined for quantitative variables. For hypothesis analysis t-test and chi-square were used.
Results: Mean age and SD was 32.3 ± 3.05 years. Thirty-nine of participants (54.9%) were female and 32 (45.1%) male respectively. Job stress was moderate to severe and low to moderate in 80.3% and 19.7% participants respectively. Average job stress score were almost th same in different scales. But, stress in responsibility subscale was more than the others. Gender, specialty field and all subscales of job stressors had significant relationship with Job stress (P<0.05). But age, marital status and years of residency were not associated with job stress (P>0.05).
Conclusion: As the majority of medical residents experiencie moderate stress, providing interventions in residency training programs management in order to reduce the stress in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences seems necessary.
Dr Sanaz Zargar Balaye Jame, Mohammad Alimoradnori, Amin Daneshvar,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (11-2018)
Abstract
Background: Job burnout is a result of long-term job stress, which can reduce the quality ofeducation and provision of services. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between jobburnout and its dimensions with occupational stress in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2018.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive-analytic one. The sample of studyconsisted of 137 staff in faculties of Management and Medical Information, Advanced Technologies inMedicine, Rehabilitation and Nursing and Midwifery in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences using
convenience sampling method in 2018.The study tools were demographic s , Maslach and OSIPOWquestionnaires. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23 software by descriptive statistics andinferential statistics such as ANOVA, T-test and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: Emotional exhaustion calculated in low level (45.2%), depersonalization in high level (45.2%), personal accomplishment in high level (75.3%) and the most participants had normal stress(54.8%). Similarly, based on Pearson Correlation Coefficient, there was a positive significantrelationship between job stress and job burnout and its dimensions, but there was no significantrelationship between personal accomplishment and job stress.
Conclusion: Study results revealed that the higher job stress among employees, the higher jobburnout among employees. As a result, implementing the interventions to reduce occupational stressand strengthen some resources can be helpful to reduce the burnout of employees.
Dr Sima Rafiei, Mohammad Zakaria Kiaiei, Pejman Sadeghi, Zahra Rahmati,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (5-2019)
Abstract
Background: One of the main important principles of human health is spirituality which its promotion could lead to an effective control of work related stress; can be considered in nurses’ job performance and assurance of their physical and mental health as a crucial factor. This study aimed to explore the effect of spiritual health on job stress among nurses employed in a training hospital affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in 2017.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive-cross sectional one conducted on 220 nurses at Velayat hospital in Qazvin city. Data gathering was performed using two standard questionnaires including spiritual health and nurses' job stress. Data analysis was carried out with SPSS22 using descriptive statistical methods, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and multivariate regression analysis at a significance level of P < 0.05.
Results: The mean score of spiritual health and job stress assessed at a moderate level 70.5±5.2 and77.5±2.3, respectively. Spiritual health in both religious and intrinsic dimensions, gender, job history and type of employment were statistically related to job stress (p<0.05). Furthermore, multiple regression analysis revealed these variables predict 25% of job stress variation.
Conclusion: Due to the important role of spiritual health on job stress among nurses, strengthen this dimension of health through acknowledging them about its potential effects on physical and mental health and ultimately on successful job performance recommended.
