Occupational Stress, Coping Strategies, and Quality of Life among Nurses in General and Psychiatric Setting in Jeddah City—KSA

Alharbi, Sultan; Hasan, Abd Alhadi

doi:10.4236/ojpsych.2019.92010

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“…Alharbi and Alshehry (2019) conducted a cross‐sectional study to assess occupational stress among nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and found that almost all the respondents had been exposed to several occupational stressors in the previous month. Their findings were consistent with the study findings of Alharbi and Hasan (2019), who conducted their study at a different location in Saudi Arabia.…”

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“…Based on our findings, nurses' perception of occupational stress was moderate. This finding has been extensively reported in several studies in Saudi Arabia in different healthcare settings, such as intensive care units (Alharbi & Alshehry, 2019; Batran, 2019), palliative care units (Miligi et al, 2019), acute care units (Almazan et al, 2019; Rayan et al, 2019), psychiatric units (Alharbi & Hasan, 2019), and primary care units (Al‐Makhaita et al, 2014). Most of these studies linked these findings to the chronic shortage of nurses in Saudi Arabia and consequently supported the need for a reassessment of the nursing policy (Alsufyani et al, 2021).…”

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that a high prevalence of occupational stress among nurses is the rationale behind this phenomenon (Alanazi et al, 2020; Rasool et al, 2020). Unfortunately, occupational stress has also been reported among nurses in Saudi Arabia (Alharbi & Hasan, 2019; Miligi et al, 2019). Alharbi and Alshehry (2019) conducted a cross‐sectional study to assess occupational stress among nurses in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and found that almost all the respondents had been exposed to several occupational stressors in the previous month.…”

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“…Unfortunately, occupational stress has also been reported among nurses in Saudi Arabia (Alharbi & Hasan, 2019;Miligi et al, 2019).…”

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Impact of emotional intelligence on work performance: The mediating role of occupational stress among nurses

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et al. 2022

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Introduction An occupational stress was reported as an inhibitor of optimal performance among nurses. Emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a successful behavioral buffer against occupational stress and as a facilitator for better performance. This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between nurses' EI and their work performance; and to examine the mediating role of occupational stress. Design A predictive correlational design was adopted. Method Self‐reported questionnaires were administered to 391 full‐time bedside nurses recruited from one of the big hospitals in Saudi Arabia, between April and June 2021. Data were coded and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25.0. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses. The significance level for all tests was set at p ≤ 0.05. Bonferroni correction method was used to control the family‐wise error rate. Results The findings revealed an affirmative association between nurses' EI and work performance (β = 0.69, p < 0.001; r2 = 0.483). Additionally, an inverse association was established between nurses' EI and their perception of occupational stress (β = −0.54, p < 0.001; r2 = 0.286), and between nurses' perception of occupational stress and work performance (β = −0.52; p < 0.001; r2 = 0.226). Additionally, our results showed that occupational stress played a mediating role in the relationship between nurses' EI and work performance. Conclusion This study presented a novel framework that includes two factors affecting work performance among nurses in Saudi Arabia. Our results suggest that EI is vital for effective work performance among nurses. Additionally, EI was found to be a useful coping strategy against occupational stress. Clinical Relevance EI has been described as a valuable asset for better performance and effective group cohesiveness among nurses. Optimal nurses᾽ performance leads to meeting patients᾽ needs and organizational goals.

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