OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to investigate the levels of psychosocial stress, job stress and their related factors among medical doctors practicing at local clinics. METHODS A survey using a self administered questionnaire was administered to 1,456 doctors practicing at private clinics via post for 2 months (2006. 1 - 2006. 3). Psychosocial stress, job stress,demographic factors, job ...

BACKGROUND Nursing is naturally a stressful job. Stress in nurses can cause depression, isolation from patients, absence and decrease in their qualification. This study aimed to determine the causes of job stress in nurses of Kashan, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 189 nurses from Kashan hospitals of different wards were studied. The information collection tool was ...

background: stress is an important element of organization ineffectiveness and since it leads to sickness, eventually it reduces quality and quantity of health care, lead to expansion of it costs and low job satisfaction. stress comes along with consequences, one of this reactions which comes along with horrible effects is job burnout. health care are more exposed for job burnout. we examined t...

the aim of this study was to investigate the role of stress in the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and mental health in iran football referees. method was correlational conducted as a field study. statistical population consisted of all referees and assistant referees of iran football premier league (2012-2013 season) (n= 79) and the sample was equal to the population. general ...

background: a cross sectional study conducted to identify the organizational factors associated to the occupational stress among lecturers in selected community colleges, peninsular malaysia. methods: study was conducted by using cluster-sampling method and 189 self-administrated questionnaires were distributed. a validated malay version of job content questionnaire (jcq) was used to obtain the...

objectives: nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers are encountered with high pressures and stresses and the objective of this study is the investigation of the relationship between the mental pressure of the nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers and their job burnout. methods: this study was done on 180 nurses of different shifts of nurses of mentally disabled adults’ centers of mash...

AIMS To test a hypothetical path model evaluating the influence of type D personality on job stress and job satisfaction and to identify the mediating effects of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among clinical nurses in South Korea. BACKGROUND Personalities susceptible to stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout in clinical nurses have negative effects on the job stress...

the aim of this study was to explore the associations between occupational stress measured through job demand control (jdc), and burnout among lawyers in sri lanka. the job demand-control model and the burnout model are among the most used theoretical frameworks that relate job characteristics to health and well-being of individuals. this study included 290 respondent lawyers practicing in the ...

background: there is long-term interest in the effects of stress on health, due to the strain that it places on individuals which can lead to an increased risk of disease. the present study examined degree of perceived job stress related to incidents reporting rate and its dimensions among workers' isfahan steel company. methods: a self-administered anonymous was distributed to 189 workers. the...

Introduction: Job stress can result from an imbalance between job demands and the abilities to cope them. Stress can affect individuals and lead to job dissatisfaction. This study was conducted to assess the influence of different job stress dimensions on job satisfaction in workers of a refinery control room located at the south of Iran. Materials & Methods: In this cross sectional study all ...