Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 2
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- Pages.180-190
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- 2008
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- 2287-2531(pISSN)
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- 2466-1856(eISSN)
Type A Behavior Pattern and Its Association with Stress, Depression and Fatigue in Nurses
간호사의 A형 행동유형과 스트레스, 우울 및 피로수준과의 관련성
- Yoon, Hyun-Suk (Department of Nursing, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
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Kim, Hyun-li
(Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
- Kwon, In-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine and public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, and Research Institute for Medical Sciences) ;
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Cho, Young-Chae
(Department of Preventive Medicine and public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
- 윤현숙 (충남대학교병원 간호과) ;
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김현리
(충남대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
- 권인선 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소) ;
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조영채
(충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소)
- Received : 2008.09.05
- Accepted : 2008.11.24
- Published : 2008.11.30
Abstract
Purpose: The present study was intended to assess stress, depression and fatigue of nurses working for university hospitals and to reveal its association with the type A behavior pattern. Method: The self-administered questionnaires were given to 810 nurses employed in 4 participating hospitals located in Daejeon City. The questionnaire items included sociodemographic, job-related, and the type A behavior patterns as independent variables and the PWI, SDS and MFS as dependent variables. Result: The proportion of the type A behavior pattern was 24.3% of subjects, in the degree of stress, high risk stress group was 87.0%, in the degree of depression, normal group was 60.9%, in the degree of fatigue, high risk fatigue group was 48.6%. The degree of stress, depression, and fatigue were significantly higher in the type A behavior pattern group then the type B behavior pattern group. The type A behavior pattern was significant positive correlation with stress, depression, and fatigue. The degree of stress(OR=1.2, 95%CI=1.167-1.262), depression(OR=1.1, 95%CI=1.11-1.17) and fatigue (OR=1.1, 95%CI=1.04-1.06) were significantly higher for the type A then the type B behavior pattern group. Conclusion: The degree of stress, depression, and fatigue were significantly higher in the type A then the type B behavior pattern group.