Why so stressed? A comparative study on stressors and stress between hospital and non-hospital nurses

BMC Nursing

Hanizah Mohd Yusoff¹  Nur Adibah Mat Saruan²  Mohd Fadhli Mohd Fauzi²  Abdul Aziz Harith³  Rosnawati Muhamad Robat⁴ 

[1] Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia;Ministry of Health Malaysia, Block E1, E3, E6, E7 & E10, Complex E, Federal Government Administrative Centre;Occupational Health Research Centre, Institute for Public Health Malaysia, Blok B5 & B6, Kompleks NIH, No1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13 Bandar Setia Alam;Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, Selangor State Health Department, No 1 Wisma Sunway, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah C 9/C;

关键词: Stress;    Stressor;    Workplace;    Household;    Nurse;    Hospital;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12912-020-00511-0

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Stress, which can be attributed to household and workplace stressors, is prevalent among nurses. However, these stressors’ attribution may differ between hospital and non-hospital nurses. It is currently unknown whether there are significant differences in the sociodemographic and occupational characteristics between hospital and non-hospital nurses which may potentially influence the type and magnitude of stressors, and subsequently the stress status. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the prevalence of stress and compare the roles of sociodemograhic characteristics, occupational profiles, workplace stressors and household stressors in determining the stress status between hospital and non-hospital female nurses in Malaysia. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly-selected 715 female nurses in Malaysia using pencil-and-paper self-reported questionnaires. Results The majority of participants were ever married (87.0%), having children (76.2%), and work in hospital setting (64.8%). The level of household stressors was generally similar between hospital and non-hospital nurses. However, hospital nurses significantly perceived higher level of workplace stressors. Shift work is significantly associated with higher level of household and workplace stressors among nurses in both groups. The level of stress was significantly higher among hospital nurses. Both household and workplace stressors explained about 40% of stress status in both hospital and non-hospital nurses. Conclusion Hospital nurses are at higher risk of having stressors and stress as compared to non-hospital nurses, probably due to higher proportion of them involved in shift work. Hospital nurses should be given high priority in mitigating stress among nurses.

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