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Influencing Factors on Symptoms of Stress among Hospital Staff Nurses  

Han KuemSun (Korea University. College of Nursing)
Kim Nam Sin (Department of Nursing, National Cancer Center, Korea)
Kim Jeong Hwa (National Cancer Center, Korea)
Lee Kwang Mi (National Cancer Center, Korea)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.34, no.7, 2004 , pp. 1307-1314 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing Symptoms of Stress among hospital staff nurses. Method: Data was collected by questionnaires from 249 hospital staff nurses in three General Hospital. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The score of the symptoms of stress showed a significantly positive correlation with the score of work stress(r=.22, p=.00). The symptoms of stress showed a significantly negative correlation with the score of social support(r=-.28, p=.00), self efficacy(r=-.31, p=.00), and hardiness(r=-.24, p=.00). The most powerful predictor of symptoms of stress was social support and the variance explained was $16\%$. A combination of social support, ways of coping, and work stress account for $32\%$ of the variance in symptoms of stress among hospital staff nurses. Conclusion: This study suggests that social support, ways of coping, self efficacy, hardiness, and work stress are significantly influencing factors on symptoms of stress among hospital staff nurses.
Keywords
Nurse; Stress;
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