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The Effect of Hospital Environment on Employee레s Job Stress  

정진주 (산업안전보건연구원 산업보건위생연구실)
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences / v.28, no.3, 2002 , pp. 72-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to explore the importance of job stress for hospital employees and psychosocial risk factors of their job stress. 1,890 survey questionnaires collected from 14 hospitals are used for the analysis. The study results shows that stress is the most important risk factor perceived by hospital workers. Also stress-related symptoms and diseases are perceived to occur most frequently among hospital employees. The multiple logistic regression analysis shows age, working hours, shiftwork, job demand, decision-latitude and social support from supervisor and colleagues affect stress level of hospital employees.
Keywords
Stress; Hospital; Psychosocial; Job control; Job demand;
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