Investigation and analysis of job stress among nurses in public hospitals of Sierra Leone
[Objective]To investigate the job stress and coping style of nurses in Sierra Leone and analyze the associated influencing factors;to provide reference for taking targeted measures to improve the mental health of local nurses and relieve their job stress,and provide a reference for China to formulate foreign health assistance policies and assistance methods.[Methods]A total of 124 nurses were selected by convenience sampling from two tertiary public hospitals in Sierra Leone as the research participants.The general information questionnaire,Nursing Job Stress Scale,and Simple Coping Style Questionnaire were used to investigate their job stress and coping style as well as the associated influencing factors.[Results]The average score on the job stressor scale was 2.93±0.45.The item with the highest score was low income(3.66±0.69),whereas the item with the lowest score was pain caused by nursing operation(2.28±0.95).Univariate analysis showed that senior nurses,nurses with undergraduate degree or above,pediatric nurses,and midwives had high work pressure,and the differences were statistically significant compared with others(P＜0.05).Generalized linear regression analysis showed that department was an influencing factor for the level of job stress(P＜0.05).[Conclusion]Nurses in Sierra Leone are generally under high levels of job stress,China's foreign medical aid should not only improve the allocation of regional medical resources and hardware,but also pay attention to and promote the mental health of local medical staff.
public hospitalnursejob stressSierra Leonecoping styleinfluencing factor
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