Relationship between occupational stress and quality of life among medical staffs in Shenzhen City / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current status of occupational stress and quality of life( QOL) in medical staffs of Shenzhen City. METHODS: A total of 992 medical stuffs from 4 hospitals of Shenzhen City were selected as study subjects by using the stratified random sampling method. The Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition and SF-36 Questionnaire were used to investigate the occupational stress and QOL. RESULTS: The rate of high occupational strain in medical staffs of Shenzhen is 48. 8%. According to the results of multivariate stepwise regression analysis,the influencing factors for physical component summary of QOL were profession,education,occupational strain,personal coping resource,length of service and work hours( P < 0. 05). The influencing factors of mental component summary of QOL were age,occupational strain,personal coping resource,length of service,work hours and gender( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION: Occupational stress is a factor influencing the physical and mental health of medical staffs in Shenzhen City. High occupational stress and lack of coping resources can reduce the QOL.