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Relationship Between Job Stress and Fatigue Symptoms Among Nurses in a University Hospital

대학병원 간호사들의 직무스트레스와 피로수준과의 관련성

  • Kim, Soon-Young (Department of Nursing, Joongbu University) ;
  • Kwon, In-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
  • 김순영 (중부대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 권인선 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소)
  • Received : 2012.02.07
  • Accepted : 2012.04.12
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

The present study was intended to measure the level of fatigue symptoms among nurses working for a university hospital and to reveal its related factors. The self-administered questionnaires were given to 450 nurses during the period from October 1st to 31st, 2010. As a results, the level of fatigue symptoms were 75.1% in normal group, and the high-risk group 24.9%. The level of fatigue symptoms reflected in job stress contents were higher as job demand was higher, and the autonomy of job and the supervisor support was lower. In correlations, fatigue symptoms were found to be in a positive correlation with job demand, whereas in negative correlation with autonomy of job and supervisor support. The adjusted odds ratio of fatigue symptoms on job demand were significantly increased in the high risk group than in low group, but autonomy of job. were significantly decreased in the high risk group than in low group. In conclusion, the study results indicated that the level of fatigue symptoms is independently influenced by job stress contents.

본 연구는 한 대학병원에 근무하고 있는 간호사들의 피로수준을 파악하고, 인구사회학적 특성, 건강관련행위 특성, 직업관련 특성 및 직무스트레스 내용과 피로수준과의 관련성을 규명하고자 하였다. 조사대상은 대전광역시의 한 대학병원에 근무하고 있는 전체 간호사 726명을 대상으로 계통추출법에 의해 추출한 450명으로 하였으며, 조사는 2010년 10월 1일부터 10월 31일까지의 기간 동안에 구조화된 무기명 자기기입식 설문지를 이용한 설문조사에 의하였다. 연구 결과, 조사대상자의 피로수준의 분포는 정상 군이 75.1%, 고위험 피로 군이 24.9%이었으며, 직무스트레스 내용별 고위험피로수준의 분포는 업무요구도가 높을수록, 업무의 자율성이 낮을수록, 상사의 지지도가 낮을수록 유의하게 높았다. 또한 피로수준은 업무요구도와 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보인 반면, 업무의 자율성, 상사의 지지도와는 유의한 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 다른 변수를 통제한 다변량 모델에서 업무요구도는 가장 낮은 군(Q1)에 비해 높은 군(Q3, Q4)에서, 고위험 피로 군에 속할 위험도가 유의하게 증가한 반면, 업무의 자율성은 가장 낮은 군(Q1)에 비해 높은 군(Q3, Q4)에서 고위험 피로 군에 속할 위험도가 유의하게 감소하였다. 결론적으로 조사대상 간호사들이 경험하는 직무스트레스 내용은 독립적으로 피로수준에 영향을 미치는 요인임이 확인되었다.

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