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KMID : 0614820090150030463
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2009 Volume.15 No. 3 p.463 ~ p.470
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Occupational Stress and Depression in Clinical Nurses - Using Korean Occupational Stress Scales -
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Yoon Sook-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the level of occupational stress and depression in clinical nurses and to investigate the effects of subscales of occupational stress on depression.
Method: A sample consisted of 202 nurses from 6 hospitals located in Busan and GyeongNam province. The data were collected from November 2008 to march 2009. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess socio-demographics, job characteristics, depression measured by Korean CES-D, and occupational stress assessed by KOSS.
Result: The total score of occupational stress in clinical nurses was within bottom 25%, but the scores of ’Difficult physical environment’, ’High job demand’, ’Inadequate social support’, ’Organizational injustice’ were within top 50%. The 8 subscales of occupational stress had significantly effects on clinical nurses’ depression after controlling for age, marital status, type of hospital, current position.
Conclusion: The administration of employee assistance program for management occupational stress is important for decreasing depression in clinical nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Occupational stress, Depression, Clinical nurses, Korean Occupational Stress Scales(KOSS)
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