<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0024_s_006_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c18b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>Surveys conducted among healthcare workers revealed that nursing staff often face various stressors associated with occupational activities, which reduce their work efficiency. The aim of the study was to establish the level of stress in nurses working at hospitals in Slovenia and to identify stress-related factors.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0024_s_007_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c18b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional epidemiological design and a standardized instrument called the “Nursing stress scale” were used. The sample included 983 nurses from 21 Slovenian hospitals. The research was conducted in 2016.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0024_s_008_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c18b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Prevalence of high level of stress was 56.5% of respondents (M (median)=75). Prevalence of high level of stress and stress factors may be statistically significant attributable to dissatisfaction at work (p&lt;0.001), disturbing factors at work (p&lt;0.001), inability to take time off in lieu after working on weekend (p=0.003), shorter serving (p=0.009), fixed-term work (p=0.007), and an increased number of workdays on Sunday (p=0.030).</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2018-0024_s_009_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c18b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The stress rate and stress factors are substantially influenced by variables reflecting work organization, competences and skills of healthcare management to work with people. Results reflect the need for nursing management and policy makers to design strategies to ensure adequate staffing, efficient organization and an encouraging work environment.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundSurveys conducted among healthcare workers revealed that nursing staff often face various stressors associated with occupational activities, which reduce their work efficiency. The aim of the study was to establish the level of stress in nurses working at hospitals in Slovenia and to identify stress-related factors.MethodsA cross-sectional epidemiological design and a standardized instrument called the “Nursing stress scale” were used. The sample included 983 nurses from 21 Slovenian hospitals. The research was conducted in 2016.ResultsPrevalence of high level of stress was 56.5% of respondents (M (median)=75). Prevalence of high level of stress and stress factors may be statistically significant attributable to dissatisfaction at work (p<0.001), disturbing factors at work (p<0.001), inability to take time off in lieu after working on weekend (p=0.003), shorter serving (p=0.009), fixed-term work (p=0.007), and an increased number of workdays on Sunday (p=0.030).ConclusionThe stress rate and stress factors are substantially influenced by variables reflecting work organization, competences and skills of healthcare management to work with people. Results reflect the need for nursing management and policy makers to design strategies to ensure adequate staffing, efficient organization and an encouraging work environment.

Work-Related stress factors in nurses at Slovenian hospitals – A cross-sectional study

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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Stresni dejavniki med medicinskimi sestrami v Slovenskih bolnišnicah – Presečna raziskava

BackgroundSurveys conducted among healthcare workers revealed that nursing staff often face various stressors associated with occupational activities, which...

Work-Related stress factors in nurses at Slovenian hospitals – A cross-sectional study

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Oct 01, 2018

Page range: 192 - 200

Received: Apr 25, 2018

Accepted: Jul 30, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0024

Keywords
stressors, validity, workload, cross-sectional study

© 2018 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Work-Related stress factors in nurses at Slovenian hospitals – A cross-sectional study

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Oct 01, 2018

Page range: 192 - 200

Received: Apr 25, 2018

Accepted: Jul 30, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0024

Keywordsstressors, validity, workload, cross-sectional study

© 2018 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
stressors, validity, workload, cross-sectional study