Nurses' Work‐Related Stress in China: A Comparison Between Psychiatric and General Hospitals. Issue 1 (17th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qi, Yun‐Ke; Xiang, Yu‐Tao; An, Feng‐Rong; Wang, Jing; Zeng, Jiao‐Ying; Ungvari, Gabor S.; Newhouse, Robin; Yu, Doris S. F.; Lai, Kelly Y. C.; Ding, Yan‐Ming; Yu, Liuyang; Zhang, Xiang‐Yang; Chiu, Helen F. K.
• Is Part Of: Perspectives in psychiatric care. Volume 50:Issue 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2013-05-17
• Subjects: Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.890231
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5990

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="ppc12020-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>Little is known about the level of work‐related stress in nurses in China. This study compared the level of work‐related stress between female nurses working in psychiatric and general hospitals in China.</p> </sec> <sec id="ppc12020-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Design and Methods</title> <p>A descriptive comparative cross‐sectional design was used. A consecutive sample of nurses from two psychiatric hospitals (<italic>N</italic> = 297) and a medical unit (<italic>N</italic> = 408) of a general hospital completed a written survey including socio‐demographic data and a measure of work‐related stress (Nurse Stress Inventory).</p> </sec> <sec id="ppc12020-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Findings</title> <p>Compared to the nurses working in the general hospital, those working in the psychiatric setting had a higher level of stress in the domains of working environment and resources (<italic>p</italic> < .001) and patient care (<italic>p</italic> < .001), but lower workload and time (<italic>p</italic> < .001). Multivariate analyses revealed that college or higher level of education (β = .1, <italic>p</italic> < .001), exposure to violence in the past 6 months (β = .2, <italic>p</italic> < .001), longer working experience, and working in psychiatric hospitals were associated with high work‐related stress (β = .2, <italic>p</italic> < .001).</p> </sec> <sec id="ppc12020-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Practice Implications</title> <p>Considering the harmful effects of work‐related stress, specific stress management workshops and effective staff supportive initiatives for Chinese nurses are warranted.</p> </sec> </abstract>