A Study to Assess the Factors Influencing Occupational Stress Among Nursing Officers

Abstract

The degree of occupational stress is significantly increasing nowadays. There are many reasons, including long working hours, workplace incivility, area of work, nurse-patient ratio, difficulty getting necessary equipment, professional conflicts, lack of leadership among the team, and many more. Materials and methods: Non-experimental descriptive survey research was adopted in this study. 35 samples responded to the survey. Data was collected by using tools consisting of two major sections. The 5 points scale was used to assess the factors influencing occupational stress among nursing officers. Results: The study's results were analyzed and summarized based on the following statistical sections: descriptive and inferential statistics were used to interpret the results. Frequency and percentage distribution of the samples based on the socio-demographic data, percentage distribution of the samples based on a 5-point scale, and association of factors influencing occupational stress with selected demographical variables. The 35 samples were categorized based on the selected demographical variables and tabulated based on the frequency and percentage of descriptive statistics. The research study concluded that hypothesis H1 was accepted about associated variables. Conclusion: The samples expressed their opinions on the selected factors influencing occupational stress, and there are some factors such as area of working, duty hours, improper appraisal, lack of interest and motivation, lack of family time, and many more that triggered the stress level.