OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to investigate the levels of psychosocial stress, job stress and their related factors among medical doctors practicing at local clinics. METHODS A survey using a self administered questionnaire was administered to 1,456 doctors practicing at private clinics via post for 2 months (2006. 1 - 2006. 3). Psychosocial stress, job stress,demographic factors, job ...

BACKGROUND Nursing is naturally a stressful job. Stress in nurses can cause depression, isolation from patients, absence and decrease in their qualification. This study aimed to determine the causes of job stress in nurses of Kashan, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 189 nurses from Kashan hospitals of different wards were studied. The information collection tool was ...

the aim of this study was to investigate the role of stress in the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and mental health in iran football referees. method was correlational conducted as a field study. statistical population consisted of all referees and assistant referees of iran football premier league (2012-2013 season) (n= 79) and the sample was equal to the population. general ...

background: a cross sectional study conducted to identify the organizational factors associated to the occupational stress among lecturers in selected community colleges, peninsular malaysia. methods: study was conducted by using cluster-sampling method and 189 self-administrated questionnaires were distributed. a validated malay version of job content questionnaire (jcq) was used to obtain the...

objectives: nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers are encountered with high pressures and stresses and the objective of this study is the investigation of the relationship between the mental pressure of the nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers and their job burnout. methods: this study was done on 180 nurses of different shifts of nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers of mash...

AIMS To test a hypothetical path model evaluating the influence of type D personality on job stress and job satisfaction and to identify the mediating effects of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among clinical nurses in South Korea. BACKGROUND Personalities susceptible to stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout in clinical nurses have negative effects on the job stress...

the aim of this study was to explore the associations between occupational stress measured through job demand control (jdc), and burnout among lawyers in sri lanka. the job demand-control model and the burnout model are among the most used theoretical frameworks that relate job characteristics to health and well-being of individuals. this study included 290 respondent lawyers practicing in the ...

objectives: the present study was designed to investigate the effects of job satisfaction and mental health on job stress and the balancing effects of hardiness and availability of social support network in a group of medical staff. method: two hundred of surgery room staff were studied by utilizing a low-high social support network index, operating room stress factor index questionnaire, life ...

context: nursing is a stressful job that could create physical and psychological disorders. many studies presented information on stress, effects of coping strategies, and job satisfaction of nurses within health setting. we aimed to identify and describe nursing stresses, coping strategies and job satisfaction of iranian nurses who are working or worked in different wards. evidence acquisition...