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KMID : 0384920080170020180
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 2 p.180 ~ p.190
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Type A Behavior Pattern and Its Association with Stress, Depression and Fatigue in Nurses
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Yoon Hyun-Suk
Kim Hyun-Li
Kwon In-Sun
Cho Young-Chae
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Abstract
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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 question- naires 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.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse, Behavior Pattern, Stress, Depression, Fatigue
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