Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (간호행정학회지)

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Occupational Stress and Depression in Clinical Nurses - Using Korean Occupational Stress Scales -

임상간호사의 직무스트레스와 우울 - 한국인 직무스트레스 측정도구를 이용하여 -

  • Yoon, Sook-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University)
  • 윤숙희 (인제대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the level of occupational stress and depression in clinical nurses and to investigate the effects of subscales of occupational stress on depression. Method: A sample consisted of 202 nurses from 6 hospitals located in Busan and GyeongNam province. The data were collected from November 2008 to march 2009. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess socio-demographics, job characteristics, depression measured by Korean CES-D, and occupational stress assessed by KOSS. Result: The total score of occupational stress in clinical nurses was within bottom 25%, but the scores of 'Difficult physical environment', 'High job demand', 'Inadequate social support', 'Organizational injustice' were within top 50%. The 8 subscales of occupational stress had significantly effects on clinical nurses' depression after controlling for age, marital status, type of hospital, current position. Conclusion: The administration of employee assistance program for management occupational stress is important for decreasing depression in clinical nurses.

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