[ effect of stress inoculation program [SIP] on nurses' general health in psychiatric ward]

Stress can negatively affect nurses' general health from psychiatric point of view. Therefore, use of preventive approaches for stress management should be considered necessary. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of stress inoculation program on nurses' general health in psychiatric ward. This experimental pre-test post-test study included 60 nurses and healthcare workers, in Ebne-Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Mashhad. The most important inclusion criteria were: employment in Ebne-Sina Hospital in the last 6 months and not being off work for more than 2 weeks during the last month. Also the most important exclusion criteria were: missing at least 10% of the time of workshop sessions and experiencing serious stress during the study. General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-12] was used for data collection which was completed at the baseline, at the end of the study and 1 month after the intervention. Stress inoculation program included two workshops at one weak interval. Each workshop aimed at reconceptualization, acquisition and application of the skills for 4 hours. S.I.P increased general health scores from 35/5 +/- 3/4 at the baseline to 38/0 +/- 4/4 after intervention and 39/3 +/- 3/3 after 1 month of intervention which showed a significant rise in the score [p<0/005]. In the control group the general health score decreased significantly after intervention and also 1 month of intervention in comparison to the baseline score[p<0/005]. Based on our results, S.I.P is applicable and beneficial for the improvement of the nurses' general health

[ effect of stress inoculation program on the quality of life of nurses working in psychiatric wards]

The multi dimensional construct of quality of life make it vulnerable to stress influence. Psychiatric Nurses experience high levels of occupational stress. So using preventive stress management programs would seem to be necessary. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a Stress Inoculation Program on the quality of life of nurses working in psychiatric wards. It was an experimental study with pre- post test design and control group. Sixty nurses and Healthcare workers, working in Ebne-Sina psychiatric hospital of Mashhad city were recruited and randomly assigned into two experimental [n=30] and control [n=30] groups. Quality of life questionnaire [SF-36] was used as data gathering scale in three stages [before intervention, at the end of second session and 1 month after intervention]. The intervention included two sessions [each 8 hours] of stress Inoculation program that was carried out with a one weak interval. Data were analyzed by Kolmogrov-smirnov infinity Shapiro-wilk, x2, t, Repeated Measures and Fridman tests using SPSS-PC [v. 11.5]. The findings revealed that the mean score of quality of life in experimental group in pre-intervention stage [89.2 +/- 11] have been increased to 97.4 +/- 11.1 after intervention and to 105 +/- 8.6 in the third stage [one month later] and it was significantly more than control group [P<.005]. The quality of life of the control group significantly decreased in post intervention stage and one month later [P<.001]. Regarding the effect of stress inoculation program on nurses' quality of life, using this approach is recommended to managers of psychiatric wards