THE PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF STRESS AMONG NURSES AT SOMDET CHAOPRAYA INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
Keywords:
stress, nurseAbstract
Objective: To study the prevalence and associated factors of stress among nurses at Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry.
Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using subjects from 161 nurses in Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry, willing to participate research project and answer the questionnaires completely during October – December 2016. The instrument used for data collection was a 2 sectioned questionnaire as follow: general individual data and stress-5 questionnaires (ST-5). The data that involved general individual data and stress level were presented by percentage and mean. The associations between general individual data and stress level were analyzed by chi-square test.
Results: Most of Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry nurses were female 90.1%, < 40 years old were 54.7% and mean age was 39.1 ± 10.9. 54.7% had a bachelor of nursing degree, 70.8 % without chronic diseases. 54.0% were registered nurse, professional level. Majority of nurses are working in psychiatric wards 77.6%. 55.9% had working experience more than 10 years. The level of nurses’ stress scores determined cases with stress disease and stress problems at 31.7. Factors significant associated with nurses stress were gender, sufficient income and workplace.
Conclusion: The prevalence of nurses’ stress was 31.7% and associated factors of stress were gender, sufficient income and workplace. The results from this study could be used to alleviate job stress and create stress management plan to help nurses cope with stress effectively.
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