THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AND HEALTH ANXIETY IN NURSES WORKING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN URMIA TEACHING HOSPITALS IN 2024

Ahangarzadeh, Milad; Hemmati maslakpak, Masumeh; Alinezhad, Vahid

doi:10.61186/unmf.22.7.526

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Research code: IR.UMSU.REC.1403.013

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Ahangarzadeh M, Hemmati maslakpak M, Alinezhad V. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AND HEALTH ANXIETY IN NURSES WORKING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN URMIA TEACHING HOSPITALS IN 2024. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2024; 22 (7) :526-535
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS AND HEALTH ANXIETY IN NURSES WORKING IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN URMIA TEACHING HOSPITALS IN 2024

Milad Ahangarzadeh¹

, Masumeh Hemmati maslakpak ^*

², Vahid Alinezhad³

1- MSc in Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
2- Professor of Nursing, Maternal and Child Obesity Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran , hemmatma@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor, Biostatistics Department, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

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Background & Aim: Occupational psychosocial risks are among significant factors impacting the working conditions and personal lives of nurses across all units, particularly in intensive care units. Given the importance of understanding how these psychosocial hazards affect nurses' mental health, this study aimed to explore the relationship between occupational psychosocial risks and health anxiety among nurses working in intensive care units.
Material & Methods: The current study was a descriptive-correlational research conducted among nurses working in the intensive care units of Urmia hospitals in 2024. A total of 195 nurses were included in the study using a quota sampling method. Data were collected using questionnaires on nurses' demographic characteristics, Copenhagen psychosocial risks, and the Salkovskis and Warwick health anxiety instruments. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics with SPSS version 19 software.
Results: The findings revealed that nurses' mean psychosocial risks score was 98.03 ± 16.42, while the mean health anxiety score was 18.42 ± 8.86. This data indicates that psychosocial risks and health anxiety are at moderate levels. Furthermore, Pearson's correlation coefficient revealed a significant positive relationship between psychosocial risks and health anxiety. (P = 0.014, r = 0.175)
Conclusion: The findings indicated a significant and direct correlation between psychosocial risks and health anxiety in nurses working in intensive care units. Addressing the psychosocial hazards faced by nurses and implementing interventions to reduce or eliminate these factors can help alleviate health anxiety among them.

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