Volume 12, Issue 8 (Aban 2014)
Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2014, 12(8): 741-750 |
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jahanshahi M, jannat alipour Z, nasiri M, navabi N, shrinkam F, karimi H. JOB STRESSORS, COPING STRATEGIES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF NURSES. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2014; 12 (8) :741-750
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Mehri Jahanshahi * 
1, Zhara Jannat alipour2 , Mahbobe Nasiri , Nasrin Navabi , Fatemeh Shrinkam , Hengameh Karimi
1, Zhara Jannat alipour2 , Mahbobe Nasiri , Nasrin Navabi , Fatemeh Shrinkam , Hengameh Karimi
1- 2- Faculty member OF Babul University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Fatemeh Zahra (SA), ramsar
2- Babul University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Fatemeh Zahra (SA), ramsar
2- Babul University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Fatemeh Zahra (SA), ramsar
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Job stressors, coping strategies and its relationship with mental health status of nurses
Jahanshahi M[1] *, Jnat alipoor Z1, Nasiri M1, Navabi N1, Shirinkam F[2], Karimi H1
Received: 19 Jul , 2014 Accepted: 20 Sep , 2014
Abstract
Background &Aims : Nursing considered as a stressful Job. Job stressors can affect adversely the mental and physical health of nurses. Nurses use different strategies for coping with job stressors. The aim of this study was to determine the role of job stress and coping strategies in nurses mental health status who were employed in Ramsar, Imam Sajjad Hospital in 2011.
Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive analytic study that was done on100 nurses. Sampling was performed by census method, ant the data were collected with a questionnaire including four parts (demographic data, job stressors list, way of coping questionnaire(WOCQ), and general health questionnaire (GHQ-28). In order to analyze the data, descriptive analytical statistics (chi-square, Pearson correlation, and SPSS16 software) had been used.
Results: 60% of the nurses had mental health score greater than the cut point of GHQ-28 questionnaire. The most important job stressors were: patient's death observation, high work load, and low income. The result showed a significant relationship between job stresses and nurses mental health status (p
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