Workplace stress level study regarding the some health factors
- VernacularTitle:Ажлын байрны стрессийн зэргийг эрүүл мэндийн зарим үзүүлэлттэй холбон судалсан нь
- Author:
Otgonbaatar D
1
;
Lkhagvasuren Ts
1
;
Naranbaatar N
2
;
Munkhkhand J
2
Author Information
1. Mongolian National University of Medical Science
2. MNUMS, School of Nursing
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic stress;
Physiology;
Satisfaction;
Nurse
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2020;192(2):45-50
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:Over the past 20 years, world wide scale social and economic reforms, technological breakthroughs,
and the population growth (increased by 1.64 billion), especially in urban areas, have had a negative
impact on human health; changes in living and working conditions (environmental and air pollution),
population density, traffic jam, unhealthy lifestyles, workload, and work stress – all contribute to non-communicable diseases – are increasing. According to researchers from Stanford University in the
United States, “Stress plays a key role in the development of behavioral disorders such as poor diet,
lack of exercise, alcohol and tobacco use, and addiction. Furthermore, these behavioral disorders
play a major role in the development of metabolic disorders and cancer, such as hypertension,
cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, and diabetes and obesity. “Stress, in particular,
depends on the type of workplace, work environment, and occupation in which the person spends
most of their life.
Materials and Methods:The study is covered 473 nurses from the specialized tertiary level hospitals in Mongolia. We
determined their perceived work stress by the WPS (3 parts 57 questions) questionnaire of American
scientist Rice. The work stress results were analytically analyzed with the cross-sectional method
regarding the nurses’ arterial blood pressure.
Results:Totally 473, or 121, 89, 146, and 117 nurses participated from NCTO (1), NCMH (3), NCID (4), and
NCC (4). In present study, 34 or 7.2% of 18-24 year olds, 139 or 29.4% of 25-30 year olds, 99 or
20.9% of 31-40 year olds, 169 or 35.7% of 41-50, and 32 or 6.8% over 51 year olds. The study was
conducted by collecting an age group similar to the age pyramid of nurses working in the hospital.
The participants illustrated low levels of work stress in 7.6%, medium levels in 27.1%, and high levels
of work stress in 65.3%, respectively. When we examine whether the level of stress exposure of
nurses differs between the groups by high, medium, and low levels of workplace stress, the analysis
of one factor variance confirms the statistical real difference (F = 3.071), (p = 0.028).
The study results revealed that long lasted accumulated work stress trigger the hypertention.
Conclusion:The onset of stress in a nurse’s workplace depends on many different social factors,
such as age, gender, organizational characteristics, organization, place of work, and years of
experiences. In conclusion, we agreed with Spruil Tanya et al., that chroronic stress at work can be
the reason for the high blood pressure.
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