Journal of Home Health Care Nursing (가정∙방문간호학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 1
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- Pages.34-40
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- 2003
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- 1738-7590(pISSN)
A Survey on the Job Stress of Home Care Nurses
가정전문간호사의 업무 스트레스
- Kim, Hee-Seung (College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
- You, So-Young (College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
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Kim, Myung-Ja
(College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
- Baek, Hee-Chong (Red Cross College of Nursing) ;
- Kim, Yun-Ok (Home Health Center, Asan Medical Center)
- Published : 2003.06.01
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the job stress in home care nurses. Method: The subjects were 139 home care nurses of hospital in an urban cities. The data were collected from 26 Man to 27 June by self report adherence questionnaire. Job stress was measured using CHN-PWRSQ(Community Health Nurses Perceptions of Work-Related Stressors Questionnaire). Result: The average score of job stress was 60.8. There were significantly high levels of job stress in those who have less than 10 years office period, those who have less than 2000000 won monthly salary than in their counterparts. With regard to the level of job stress by item, 'driving long distance and traffic jam', 'risk of traffic accident', 'bad weather condition', 'uncooperative family members', and 'uncooperative client/patient' were higher than other items. The age and office period were negatively correlated with job stress. Conclusion: The average score of job stress was 60.8. 'driving long distance and traffic jam', 'risk of traffic accident', 'bad weather condition', 'uncooperative family members', and 'uncooperative client/patient' were higher than other items. The age and office period were negatively correlated with job stress.