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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.
Mohammad Hossein Sadeghian, Morteza Abdolvand,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (12-2022)
Abstract
Background: Since the health and treatment staff are constantly exposed to critical and stressful situations during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the present study aims to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and resilience in the personnel of hospitals accepting patients with the corona virus affiliated to Tehran University of medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: The current study is a descriptive and analytical study that was conducted cross-sectionally in 2019. The study population included medical staff, including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and service personnel who participated in the fight against Covid-19. In order to measure resilience, Connor and Davidson's questionnaire was used, and Polotzin and Ellison's spiritual health questionnaire was used to measure spiritual health. 145 questionnaires were included in the study. Statistical tests of mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation coefficient, analysis of variance and independent t were used to analyze the data.
Results: The average resilience score among the subjects was 64.3. The results showed that resilience in the field of spiritual effects with an average of 3.07 was the highest and in the field of tolerance of negative effects and strength against stress with an average of 2.33 had the lowest average. Spiritual health in 55.9% of the studied units was at a moderate level and none of them had a low level of spiritual health. Resilience and all its domains had a statistically significant positive correlation with spiritual health and its domains.
Conclusion: Managers' attention to the spiritual health of health center staff can reduce stress and pressures caused by work in critical situations and be an effective step towards greater productivity of human resources.
