Stress, anxiety and depression in clinical nurses in Vietnam: a cross-sectional survey and cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital nurses are exposed to various work-related factors that may be associated with increased risk of developing different mental disorders. Empirical evidence on the prevalence and correlates of individual mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression is widely reported, while a combined pattern of these conditions is unknown. This study aims to examine the co-occurrence of stress, anxiety and depression among clinical nurses, and to explore socio-demographic characteristics of, and working conditions experienced by, nurses that may be associated with these three mental health conditions.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was implemented in one tertiary hospital in Hanoi city, Vietnam, from May to September 2015. A self-reported questionnaire in

SUBMITTER: Tran TTT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6317201 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature