assessment of the mental health condition of the nursing personnel and the factors affecting it

ABSTRACT

Mental health disorders are common problems that occur among the hospital staff like nurses at a high rate. It causes multiple mental and social problems for the patients in long term. The aim of this study is to determine the level of mental health in the nursing staff and the factors affecting it. This is a descriptive and analytical research. This is a cross-sectional study in which all the nursing staff [92 cases] of one hospital were studied. Data was collected by a demographic questionnaire and SCL-90 test and then it was analyzed. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. Results showed that 81.1% of the nurses were healthy and 18.9% of them were exposed to mental disorders. The most common disorders were 7.3% somatic disorders, 5.8% Paranoid ideation and%5 Anxiety. According to these findings, hospital managers must pay more attention to the mental health of their nursing personnel to take steps toward improving the quality of health care