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TheThe Sources of Work Stress among Nurses in Private Hospitals in Shiraz, 2016 Sources of Work Stress among Nurses in Private Hospitals in Shiraz, 2016

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Authors
Heshmatollah Asadi
Ali Garavand
Mohammad Khammarnia
Mohammad Bagher Abdollahi
Abstract
Introduction: Since there are few studies on stress experienced by nursing staff in private hospitals, this study aimed to determine the sources of job stress among nurses in private hospitals in southwest of Iran.Method: In a cross-sectional design, nurses in private hospitals in Shiraz were investigated; about 160 nurses were selected by single-stage cluster sampling as the study samples in three selected hospitals. A standard questionnaire on the sources of job stress was used for data collection. The data were analyzed through SPSS, version 21, using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The level of significance was considered as 0.05.Results: Five important causes of stress among nurses were low income, lack of job security, work-home interface, lack of enough time for work, and exposure with unsuitable physical situation. There were significant associations between the source of stress and having persons with chronic disease in family and concurrent education and work (P = 0.021, X2= 426.5 and P = 0.022, X2 = 717.5, respectively).Conclusion: The sources of job stress should be considered for effective working of the hospital. Attention to nurses’ salary and job security reduces job stress.Keywords: Nurse, Stress, Hospital, Salaries, Iran
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Health Management & Information Science
Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
27
Summer 2017
Pages 71-75