Ambient Science: Click the Volume and issue number for Complete Article

Location where to get the Complete Article --> Ambient Science: Vol 3, No Sp 1 (2016): 26-31

ISSN- 2348-5191 (Print version); 2348-8980 (Online)

Cogitation on Occupational Stress and Social Support among Hospital Nurses: a Case Study of Zanjan Province, Iran



Samira Jafari, Roya Sadeghi, Mohammad-Hossein Baghiani Moghadam1, Fatemeh Shojaei, Mitra Ebrahimpoor

Abstract

Despite extensive research on stress among hospital nurses, the important effects of support and stress on care quality are not yet well established. Similar to other jobs, nurses face stress in their routine working day. The relationship between occupational stress, social support and factors relating to each of them, among Iranian nurses are attempted to correlate. This cross-sectional analytical-descriptive study was carried out in 2013 in Zanjan province where 248 nurses filled the given questionnaires including Demographic data, Work Factors, Nursing Stress Scale, and Social Integration Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.00. In our study, we found that the stress and social support were significantly correlated. Our findings revealed a significant relation between social supports and occupational stress in nurses. Conclusively, support from supervisors and coworkers can help control nurses’ stress. In addition, both social support and occupational stress are related to three major components: job satisfaction, job security and others' attitude towards nursing. Therefore, creating a positive attitude towards nursing in society, and a suitable working environment for them is a way to increase their efficiency.



References

  • AbuAlRub, R.F. (2000): Legal aspects of work related stress in nursing. Exploring the issues. AAOHN journal (official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses), 48(3): 131-315.
  • AbuAlRub, R.F. (2004): Job stress, job performance, and social support among hospital nurses. J. Nur. Scholarship (an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau), 36(1), 73-78.
  • Adeb-Saeedi, J. (2002): Stress amongst emergency nurses. Aus. Emer. Nur. J., 5(2): 19-24.
  • Al-Makhaita, H.M., Sabra, A.A. & Hafez, A S. (2014): Predictors of work-related stress among nurses working in primary and secondary health care levels in Dammam, Eastern Saudi Arabia. J. Fam.Community Med., 21(2): 79-84.
  • Amarneh, B.H., AbAlRub, R.F. & AbuAlRub, N.F. (2010). Co-workers' support and job performance among nurses in Jordanian hospitals. J. Res. Nur., 15(5): 391-401.
  • Andrades Barrientos, L. & Valenzuela Suazo, S. (2007): Quality of life associated factors in Chileans hospitals nurses. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 15(3): 480-486.
  • Ellenbecker, C. H. (2004). A theoretical model of job retention for home health care nurses. J. Adv. Nur., 47(3): 303-310.
  • Ergün, F.S., Oran, N.T. & Bender, C.M. (2005). Quality of life of oncology nurses. Cancer Nur., 28(3): 193-199.
  • Fang, L., Fang, S.H., Chung, Y.H. & Fang, C.L. (2014): The Predictors of the Job Stress among Female Married Hospital Nurses. Ind. Health.
  • Fong, C.M. (1992): A model for peak performance. Nurse Educator, 17(4): 15-18.
  • Gray-Toft, P. & Anderson, J.G. (1981): The Nursing Stress Scale: Development of an instrument. J. Behav. Assess., 3(1): 11-23.
  • Hawkins, A.C., Howard, R.A. & Oyebode, J.R. (2007): Stress and coping in hospice nursing staff. The impact of attachment styles. Psycho-oncology, 16(6), 563-572.
  • Hayhurst, A., Saylor, C. & Stuenkel, D. (2005): Work Environmental Factors and Retention of Nurses. J. Nurs. Care Qual., 20(3): 283-288.
  • Jafari, S., Batebi, A., Sadegi, R., Shojaei, F., Hosseini, M., Ebrahimpoor, M. & Vaezi, M. (2013): Health related quality of life in nurses. Payesh J., 12(6):671-678.
  • Jafari, S., Sadegi, R., Batebi, A., Hosseini, M., Ebrahimpoor, M., Shojaei, F. & Vaezi, M. (2012): The Effects of occupational stress on quality of life and associated factors among hospital nurses in Iran. J. Soc. Devel. Sci., 3(6): 194-202.
  • Kipping, C. (1998): Mental health nurses' strategies for coping with stress. Ment.Heal. Nurs., 17:18-22.
  • Letvak, S. & Buck, R. (2008): Factors influencing work productivity and intent to stay in nursing. Nurs. Econ., 26(3) 159-165.
  • McCarthy, V.J.C., Power, S. & Greiner, B.A. (2010): Perceived occupational stress in nurses working in Ireland. Occup. Med., 60(8): 604-610.
  • McCloskey, J.C. (1990). Two Requirements for Job Contentment: Autonomy and Social Integration. Image: J. Nurs. Scholarship, 22(3), 140-143.
  • Najimi, A., Goudarzi, A.M. & Sharifirad, G. (2012): Causes of job stress in nurses: A cross-sectional study. Iran. j. Nurs. Midwifery Res., 17(4): 301-305.
  • Rezaee, N., Behbahany, N., Yarandy, A. & Hosseine, F. (2006): Correlation between occupational stress and social support among nurses. Iran J. Nurs., 19(46): 71-78.
  • Riggs, C.J. & Rantz, M.J. (2001): A model of staff support to improve retention in long-term care. Nurs. Adminis. Quart., 25(2): 43.
  • Schneider, M.G. & Forthofer, M.S. (2005): Associations of Psychosocial Factors with the Stress of Infertility Treatment. Heal. Soci. Work, 30(3), 183-191.
  • Selye, H. (1979). The stress of my life: a scientist's memoirs. New York; Toronto; Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • Shojaei, F., Batebi, A., Sadeghi, R., Hoseini, M., Vaezi, M. & Jafari, S. (2013): Occupational Stress and Its Determinants among Nursing Staff of Hospitals Affiliated To Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2011. J.Heal. Develop., 2:74-82.
  • Su, J.A., Weng, H.H., Tsang, H.Y. & Wu, J.L. (2009): Mental health and quality of life among doctors, nurses and other hospital staff. Stress Heal., 25(5):423-430.
  • Wang, W., Kong, A.W.M. & Chair, S.Y. (2011): Relationship between job stress level and coping strategies used by Hong Kong nurses working in an acute surgical unit. Appl. Nurs. Res., 24(4), 238-243.
  • Wheeler, H. & Riding, R. (1994): Occupational stress in general nurses and midwives. Brit. J. Nurs. , 3(10): 527-534.
  • Woodhead, E.L., Northrop, L. & Edelstein, B. (2016): Stress, Social Support, and Burnout Among Long-Term Care Nursing Staff. J. Appl. Gerontol. 35(1),:84-105.
  • Wu, S., Zhu, W., Li, H., Yu, I. T.-S., Lin, S., Wang, X. & Yang, S. (2010): Quality of life and its influencing factors among medical professionals in China. Inter. Arch. Occup. Environ. Heal., 83(7): 753-761.
  • Yu, J., Ren, X., Wang, Q., He, L., Wang, J., Jin, Y., … Yao, Y. (2014): The role of social support on occupational stress among hospital nurses. Inter. J. Clini. Exper. Med., 7(9):3000-3004.
  • Zapka, J.M., Lemon, S.C., Magner, R.P. & Hale, J. (2009): Lifestyle behaviours and weight among hospital-based nurses. J.of Nurs. Manag., 17(7): 853-860.

  • DOI:10.21276/ambi.2016.03.sp1.ra02


    Creative Commons License


    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
    Published by: National Cave Research and Protection Organization, India

    <Environmental Science+Zoology+Geology+Cave Science>AMBIENT SCIENCE