Stress among hospital nursing staff: Its causes and effects

Gray-Toft, Pamela; Anderson, James G.

doi:10.1016/0271-7123(81)90087-0

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“…Demerouti et al (2000) echo the findings of Benner and Wrubel (1989) This is compounded by the loss of qualified nurses abroad very soon after qualification (Treacy and Hyde, 2003). Similar issues were identified in the UK in the last decade with stress in nursing considered to rate highest when compared to other professions (Royal College of Nursing, 2006) and internationally associating stress as a reason for high staff turnover in nursing (Gray-Toft and Anderson, 1981b;Yin and Yang, 2002). In light of this, downturn in employment of nurses coupled with the difficulty in nurse retention in Ireland (McCarthy, et al, 2002, Department of Health andChildren, 2005a), cognisance of these findings could strive to furnish the stakeholders in nursing practice, administration and education with a proactive, nursecentred approach to planning for the nurses of the future.…”

Section: Sources Of Stresssupporting

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Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Suresh

Matthews

Coyne

2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives. To measure and compare the perceived levels of job‐related stress and stressors of newly qualified nurses and fourth‐year student nurses in the clinical environment and to explore the participants’ views on stress and stressors. Background. Stress in the nursing workplace has significant consequences for the person, the patient and the organisation, such as psychological and physical health deterioration and impaired professional practice. To address this problem, stress and stressors need to be measured and identified. Design. This study used a cross‐sectional survey design and self‐reporting questionnaires to measure and compare levels of stress in both groups. Convenience sampling involved all newly qualified nurses (n = 120) and fourth‐year student nurses (n = 128) in Dublin North‐East region in Ireland. Methods. The instrument used was ‘The Nursing Stress Scale’ (Gray‐Toft & Anderson 1981, Journal of Behavioral Assessment3, 11–23). Descriptive, qualitative analysis was conducted on an open‐ended question. Data were obtained from newly qualified nurses (n = 31) and fourth‐year student nurses (n = 40) in six acute hospital sites. Results. Levels of perceived stress and stressors were high in both groups. Themes identified from the responses to the open question by both groups included excessive workload, difficult working relationships and unmet clinical learning needs. Student nurses also reported the combination of academic demands with clinical placement as a major stressor. There was no significant difference between each group. Conclusion. Stress continues to be a problem for nurses in the clinical setting. Excessive workload requires urgent attention by hospital managers in view of widespread retention difficulties. Themes identified could provide a framework for possible interventions for improving the clinical environment for nurses. Relevance to clinical practice. These results can help stakeholders in nurse education and practice to develop interventions to reduce stress for both groups and to ease the transition from student to graduate nurse.

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Section: Sources Of Stresssupporting

confidence: 61%

Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Suresh

Matthews

Coyne

2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…These findings concur with earlier studies (e.g. Gray-Tofta & Anderson, 2002;Aziz, 2004;Smith, 2001;Happel et al, 2013;Agdelen et al, 2010;Cooper et al, 1989;Branthwaite & Ross, 1988;Maslach et al, 1997). Comparatively, this suggests that the stressors of medical practitioners have been somewhat standard and consistent throughout the world regardless of the types of healthcare providers.…”

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“…stressors) among doctors is a widely-researched topic (e.g. Maslach et al, 2001;Gray-Tofta & Anderson, 2002). Wong (2008) enlisted that doctor stress is caused by five factors: 1) job itself, the organization; 2) personal factors; 3) relationship with others; and 5) work-life balance.…”

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Stress of Medical Practitioners in Private Healthcare Industry

Aslam

Jamil

Tariq

2014

ASS

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Stress is a universal and inevitable component of life. The article reports findings of a study aimed to determine the sources of stress among medical practitioners in private hospitals. The context of the study is medical practitioners in private hospitals and clinics in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Field study was conducted and primary data collection instrument was questionnaires. The questionnaire was based on five dimensions: workload, working conditions, role overload, sleep deprivation and unrealistic demands of the patients. The data was analyzed through statistical techniques using SPSS Version 16. Findings of the study revealed that sleep deprivation was the most important source of stress, followed by workload, working conditions, role overload and unrealistic demands of patients. The study provides a piece of evidence which may be used to illustrate the stress level of private practitioners in the healthcare industry in a developing country. Results of this study are useful to guide and inform healthcare management and policy measures.

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“…This inventory was developed by the first author for a non-published study with several health professional groups (radiologists, clinical analysts and anatomy physiologists) that served as a pilot study for the present research. This inventory is based on the Gray-Toft and Anderson scale [41]; the results of occupational stress studies with health professionals presented by Lees and Ellis [42], McGrath et al [43], Lindstrom [44], and Calhoun [45]; and on the meta-analysis of occupational stressors by Ross and Altmaier [46]. The inventory is composed of two occupational stress-related dimensions: the functional dimension and the socio-emotional dimension.…”

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Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

2010

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Objectives To identify occupational stressors and coping resources in a group of physiotherapists, and to analyse interactions between subjective levels of stress, efficacy in stress resolution and coping resources used by these professionals. Design A sample of 55 physiotherapists working in three general hospitals in Portugal completed the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress, the Occupational Stressors Inventory and two subjective scales for stress and stress resolution. Main results Most physiotherapists perceived that they were moderately stressed (19/55, 35%) or stressed (20/55, 36%) due to work, and reported that their efficacy in stress resolution was moderate (25/54, 46%) or efficient (23/54, 42%). Issues related to lack of professional autonomy, lack of organisation in the hierarchical command chain, lack of professional and social recognition, disorganisation in task distribution and interpersonal conflicts with superiors were identified as the main sources of stress. The most frequently used coping resources were social support, stress monitoring, physical health and structuring. Perceived efficacy in stress resolution was inversely related to perceived level of occupational stress (r = −0.61, P < 0.01). Significant correlations were found between several coping resources and the perceived level of stress and efficacy in stress resolution. Associations between problem solving, cognitive restructuring and stress monitoring and both low levels of perceived stress and high levels of perceived efficacy were particularly strong. Implications for practice The importance of identifying stressors and coping resources related to physiotherapists' occupational stress, and the need for the development of specific training programmes to cope with stress are supported.

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Stress among hospital nursing staff: Its causes and effects

Cited by 194 publications

References 29 publications

Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Stress and stressors in the clinical environment: a comparative study of fourth‐year student nurses and newly qualified general nurses in Ireland

Stress of Medical Practitioners in Private Healthcare Industry

Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

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