The correlation studies between occupational stress and chronic disease prevalence of nurses in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region first-class hospital / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore occupational stress level and chronic illnesses prevalence of nurses in Xinjiang first-class hospital and provide scientific basis of reducing the nurses' occupational stress and improving health interventions.Methods Using stratified cluster sampling method,1 585 nurses were investigated occupational stress level and the chronic diseases who were from Xinjiang around the five states 3 armour hospital.Results Compared with national norm,the nurses had high professional task scored 177.79±29.85 and tension scored 102.46±22.18,individual coping scores from resources scored 119.84±24.06 were lower.The propotion of low,moderate,high tension nurse respectively was 6.1％ (97/1 585),47.1％ (746/1 585),46.8％ (742/1 585).Night shift frequency,nationality,title and average monthly income difference were statistically significant in terms of occupational stress level (x2=1.28-37.96,all P＜0.05).Joint disease,neck lumbar disease,chronic digestive system disease prevalence of nurse were higher,its morbidity rates were 10.9％(172/1 585),24.9％(394/1 585) and 22.1％(350/1 585) respectively.Presence of chronic diseases of the digestive system in high,medium and low tension was statistically difference (x2=9.558,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Occupational stress level of nurse is higher,and chronic diseases occurences are associated with occupational stress level.So the nurses occupational stress need to control so as to reduce chronic diseases.