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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.8.3704

A comparative analysis of the job stress of workers in general hospitals and special · specialized hospitals  

Kim, Dong-Hyeon (Dept. of Public Health, Graduate School of Wonkwang University)
Kim, Nam-Song (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.8, 2013 , pp. 3704-3714 More about this Journal
Abstract
This work was intended to investigate types and characteristics of job stress in general hospitals and special hospitals, and thereby suggest the direction to perform stable employee management and stress alleviation program through the ways of overcoming stress depending on each characteristic of hospitals. In this study, 109 of professionals working in general hospitals and 117 working in specialized hospitals participated, and, as a measuring instrument, the 'Measuring Instrument of Korean Job Stressors' according to 'Standardization and Development of Korean Job Stress Questionnaire' made by Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute as part of a policy research project in 2004 was used. As a result, this work looked into stress characteristics appearing differently according to the environment and organizational system of general hospitals and special hospitals. Based on the study result, it is expected that this work will be used as a fundamental material to develop the program of overcoming stress on the basis of each hospital characteristic.
Keywords
General hospital; Job stress; Special; Specialized hospital;
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