Occupational Factors Associated With Depression In Nurses Working In A Federal Government Tertiary Care Hospital In Islamabad.
Depression; Working Environment
Job Satisfaction; Job Stress
Journal
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
ISSN: 1819-2718
Titre abrégé: J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
Pays: Pakistan
ID NLM: 8910750
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
20
9
2019
pubmed:
20
9
2019
medline:
3
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Depression is more prevalent in women than in men. Among women's population sub-groups, there is paucity of research regarding occupational factors associated with depression in Pakistani nurses. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 female nurses working in a Federal Government tertiary care hospital in Islamabad. Pretested modified form of Agha Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to collect primary data. The questionnaires collected data on depressive symptoms, work experience, working hours, working environment, harassment by patients or attendants, job satisfaction and job stress. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Chi-square test was used to see the association between different variables and depression. This study indicated high level of depression in nurses who were having work experience of 5-7 years (p=0.000), who were working on rotating shifts (p=0.012), whose work hours were not flexible (p=0.032), who had experienced verbal abuse or harassment by patient or attendant (p=0.001), who thought that they had more responsibilities and less authorities at work (p=0.018), who suffered from injury at work (p=0.010), who thought that they had to work fast at job (p=0.004), who thought that they had to do extra physical work at job (p=0.003), who believed that they had insufficient time for patient care (p=0.006), who were not allowed to take decisions according to patient's requirements (p=0.005), who were neither appreciated nor received any feedback from their seniors (p=0.002), who did not enjoy their work (p=0.001), who did not enjoy relations with their colleagues (p=0.001), who were harassed by their administration (p=0.000), who were not satisfied from their job (p=0.012) and who believed that their job is stressful (p=0.000). This study concluded that occupational factors play a very important role in determining depression in Pakistani nurses.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Depression is more prevalent in women than in men. Among women's population sub-groups, there is paucity of research regarding occupational factors associated with depression in Pakistani nurses.
METHODS
METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 250 female nurses working in a Federal Government tertiary care hospital in Islamabad. Pretested modified form of Agha Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to collect primary data. The questionnaires collected data on depressive symptoms, work experience, working hours, working environment, harassment by patients or attendants, job satisfaction and job stress. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Chi-square test was used to see the association between different variables and depression.
RESULTS
RESULTS
This study indicated high level of depression in nurses who were having work experience of 5-7 years (p=0.000), who were working on rotating shifts (p=0.012), whose work hours were not flexible (p=0.032), who had experienced verbal abuse or harassment by patient or attendant (p=0.001), who thought that they had more responsibilities and less authorities at work (p=0.018), who suffered from injury at work (p=0.010), who thought that they had to work fast at job (p=0.004), who thought that they had to do extra physical work at job (p=0.003), who believed that they had insufficient time for patient care (p=0.006), who were not allowed to take decisions according to patient's requirements (p=0.005), who were neither appreciated nor received any feedback from their seniors (p=0.002), who did not enjoy their work (p=0.001), who did not enjoy relations with their colleagues (p=0.001), who were harassed by their administration (p=0.000), who were not satisfied from their job (p=0.012) and who believed that their job is stressful (p=0.000).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This study concluded that occupational factors play a very important role in determining depression in Pakistani nurses.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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