Work-related stress assessment in an emergency department in French Guiana.
Br J Nurs
; 30(9): 540-546, 2021 May 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1227189
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In emergency departments (EDs), the staff continually face stressful situations requiring staff to adopt various coping strategies.AIMS:
The study aimed to assess work-related stress in ED during the COVID-19 outbreak.METHOD:
The study was a monocentric investigation based on a questionnaire survey that elicits general information and uses the Karasek model to analyse the data.FINDINGS:
A total of 117 forms were collected for analysis. The score for decision latitude (or autonomy and skills at work) was 70 (IQR 64-74) and the score for psychological demand was 25 (IQR 23-27). The score for social support by the management team was 11 (IQR 9-12) and the score for social support by colleagues 12 (IQR 10-12). Of the total number of respondents, job strain was assessed as affecting 24.8%.CONCLUSION:
The study shows high levels of stress among the ED workforce. The findings indicate that it is imperative to develop simple management tools that are capable of measuring the internal causes of stress in order to develop an adapted wellness programme in ED.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Occupational Stress
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COVID-19
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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English Caribbean
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Guyana
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French Guiana
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Nurs
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjon.2021.30.9.540
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