Work-related stress among nurses: a comparative cross-sectional study of two government hospitals in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational stress is increasing globally and affecting all workplaces and countries' health professionals. Despite its significant impact on healthcare delivery, limited studies have actually compared the prevalence, causes, effects, and coping strategies of stress among nurses working in hospitals with variation in capacity and function in Ghana. We, therefore, examined and compared the prevalence, causes, effects and coping strategies of occupational stress among nurses working in a secondary care and tertiary hospital in Ghana.

Methods

We conducted a health facility-based cross-sectional study among 248 nurses from two hospitals (Volta Regional Hospital [VRH] and Ho Teaching Hospital [HTH]). The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Weiman Occupational Stress Scal

SUBMITTER: Gmayinaam VU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334492 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature