the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job stress with personality characteristics and organizational commitment. this study is descriptive and correlational. the study population comprised all nurses in 13-aban hospital of ghods city. the sample group consisted of 120 nurses who were selected through convenience sampling. research instruments were hse job stress ques...

BACKGROUND Job related affective well-being is important for a healthy life and job satisfaction for all individuals, including physicians. The later group, however, is most often compromised. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate a group of Turkish primary health care physicians' job related emotional perceptions and to assess their reactions in terms of stress, anxiety and depression. METHOD...

BACKGROUND The relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and their perceptions of quality of care has been examined in previous studies. There is little evidence, however, about relationships between the job satisfaction of nursing staff and quality of care perceived by the patients. The aim of this study was to analyze, how the job satisfaction of nursing staff, organizational characterist...

BACKGROUND Doctors respond differently to their complex work environment, some find it stimulating while others find it stressful. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of stress among junior doctors in a teaching hospital in Southwest Nigeria. METHOD A descriptive cross sectional survey of all junior doctors employed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan was carried o...

BACKGROUND One of the most important challenges of Iranian health care system is "quality of care," and it is assumed that motivated nurses are more ready to provide better care. There are limited studies investigating Iranian nurses' motivations; however, factors which motivate them have not been studied yet. Identifying the motivating factors enables nurse managers to inspire nurses for conti...

burnout syndrome is a response to prolonged occupational stress. workload is one of the organizational risk factors of burnout. with regards to the topic, there are no data on administrative employees’ burnout and workload in iran. this study seeks to determine the levels of job burnout and their relationships with workload among administrative members of staff. two hundred and forty two admini...

OBJECTIVE Appropriate performance of home visits facilitates adoption of best practices at home and increased demand for facility based services. METHODS It was a cross-sectional study in which community health workers were observed conducting home visits during pregnancy.  Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and the Consultant Quality Index (CQI-2 tool) on record keeping, use...

BACKGROUND Medicine is a high risk profession. Infectious diseases, dealing with difficult patients, accidents on the job, and other hazards have shortened the careers of many practitioners. The extent to which they experience stress turns into poor performance in terms of quality of patient care. Personality traits are often thought to affect the stress that a person perceives. Specific types ...

the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between social capital among employees with their job performance in tehran's forensic medicine organization. the study population consisted of all the employees of tehran's forensic medicine organization in 2015 that based on available statistics are 120 employees that because of limited statistical population, sampling has not...