Stress levels in nursing staff working in oncology

Escot, Chantal; Artéro, Sylvaine; Gandubert, Catherine; Boulenger, J.-P.; Ritchie, Karen

doi:10.1002/smi.907

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“…The most intense stressors for critical care nurses are related to their psychological working environment, such as death and dying, which corresponds to the results obtained by other authors, and distress related to this domain is reported to persist approximately a week after patients die (16,20,31).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in Serbia

Milutinović

Golubovic²,

Brkić

et al. 2012

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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The aim of this study was to identify and analyse professional stressors, evaluate the level of stress in nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU), and assess the correlation between the perception of stress and psychological and somatic symptoms or diseases shown by nurses. The research, designed as a crosssectional study, was carried out in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), in health centres in Serbia. The sample population encompassed 1000 nurses. Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) was used as the research instrument. ENSS revealed a valid metric characteristic within our sample population. Nurses from ICUs rated situations involving physical and psychological working environments as the most stressful ones, whereas situations related to social working environment were described as less stressful; however, the differences in the perception of stressfulness of these environments were minor. Socio-demographic determinants of the participants (age, marital status and education level) signifi cantly affected the perception of stress at work. Signifi cant differences in the perception of stressfulness of particular stress factors were observed among nurses with respect to psychological and somatic symptoms (such as headache, insomnia, fatigue, despair, lower back pain, mood swings etc.) and certain diseases (such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes mellitus etc). In view of permanent escalation of professional stressors, creating a supportive working environment is essential for positive health outcomes, prevention of job-related diseases and better protection of already ill nurses.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in Serbia

Milutinović

Golubovic²,

Brkić

et al. 2012

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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“…In addition, these results emphasise the notion that professionals perceive lower levels of stress as a result of engaging in effective stress resolution strategies, and not necessarily because their work context is less demanding. Consistent with other studies [12,24,25,32,34,[48][49][50][51], this study found that the physiotherapists emphasised issues related to the functional dimension of their job and to organisational problems in the institutions as important sources of occupational stress. Lack of professional autonomy, lack of organisation in the hierarchal command chain, disorganisation in task distribution, work overload and low salary were the most commonly reported sources of occupational stress.…”

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confidence: 90%

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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“…Escot, Artero, Gandubert, Boulenger and Ritchie (2001) determined oncology nurses' general stress levels as low in their study and stated that they experience higher levels of stress when they face with specific situations such as providing care for patients who are about to die or suffering from pain. Even though oncology personnel are said to suffer from very high levels of stress, according to most literature, this current study indicates the level as intermediate (40). The fact that individuals get desensitized against stressors when they are exposed to long-term stress with the same intensity can be thought as the reason for this.…”

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confidence: 55%

The Effect of a New Coping Intervention on Stress and Burnout in Turkish Oncology Nurses

Onan¹,

Işıl²,

Barlas³

2013

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Türk onkoloji hemşirelerinde yeni bir başa çıkma girişiminin stres ve tükenmişlik üzerine etkisi Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı stresle başa çıkma eğitiminin onkoloji birimlerinde çalışan hemşirelerin stres belirtileri, başa çıkma tarzları ve tükenmişlik durumlarına etkisini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Öntest-sontest modelli yarı deneysel olan bu araştırma 2008-2009 yılları arasında gerçekleştirildi. Araştırmanın evrenini üç farklı onkoloji biriminde çalışan toplam 71 hemşire oluşturdu. Bu birimlerin seçilme nedenleri İstanbul'da yer alması, klinik hizmet vermesi, grup eğitimine katılımın olabilmesi için en az 10 hemşirenin çalışıyor olmasıdır. Araştırmanın örneklemi %95 güven düzeyi ve %80 güçlülük değeri temel alınarak yaklaşık 30 kişi olarak belirlendi ve çalışma bu birimlerde çalışan 30 hemşire ile gerçekleştirildi. Araştırmaya katılacak hemşireler için randomizasyon yapılamadı, örneklemi belirlemede klinik iş akışını aksatmama, eğitime katılımın gönüllülüğü ve sürekliliği esas alındı. Öncelikle bir kaç stresle başa çıkma yönteminin birleştirildiği yeni bir eğitim programı hazırlandı ve uygulandı. Veriler eğitim öncesi, sonrası ve bir ay sonrasında Bilgi Formu, Stres Belirtileri Ölçeği, Stresle Başetme Tarzları Ölçeği ve Maslach Tükenmişlik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzdelik ve frekans, Frieadman testi, Bonferroni düzeltmesi ve Wilcoxon sıralı işaretler testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Uygulanan stresle başa çıkma eğitim programı öncesi, sonrası ve bir ay sonrası yapılan değerlendirmelerde başa çıkma tarzlarında anlamlı bir sonuç bulunamamışken; stres belirtileri toplam puan (Fr-χ 2 17.88; p=0.000), bilişsel duyuşsal (Fr-χ 2 15.10; p=0.001), fizyolojik belirtiler (Fr-χ 2 8.35; p=0.015) alt boyutlarında, emosyonel tükenme alt boyutunda (Fr-χ 2 9.04; p=0.011) istatistiksel olarak anlamlı sonuçlar bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Başetme eğitim programı onkoloji hemşirelerinin stres ve tükenmişlik durumları üzerinde anlamlı pozitif bir etki sağlamıştır. Anahtar sözcükler: Onkoloji hemşiresi, stres, tükenmişlik, başa çıkma eğitimi ABS TRACTThe effect of a new coping intervention on stress and burnout in Turkish oncology nurses Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on coping with stress training on oncology nurses regarding their stress symptoms, ways of coping with stress and burnout situations. Method: This study used a quasi-experimental research design with pre-post intervention assessments and was carried out between the years 2008-2009. Its population consisted of 71 nurses who were working in three oncology units which were located in Istanbul, provided clinical services, and employed at least 10 nurses. The sample was determined as about 30 people based on potency value of 80% at 95% confidence level. It wasn't determined via randomization to avoid any delay in the clinic work flow. It was conducted on 30 nurses who were working at these units, were willing to participate and had an appropriate working schedule at the time of the training. A new training program combined wi...

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Stress levels in nursing staff working in oncology

Cited by 67 publications

References 29 publications

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in Serbia

Professional Stress and Health among Critical Care Nurses in Serbia

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

The Effect of a New Coping Intervention on Stress and Burnout in Turkish Oncology Nurses

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