A CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN STRESS AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG STAFF NURSES AT SELECTED HOSPITAL OF DEHRADUN, INDIA

Introduction: Stress is a potential cause of concern in staff nurses and is associated with health risk behavior which is actions or practice of an individual that have potential of causing ill health disability or death to the individual or society at large.Aim of this study was to find out the relationship between stress and health risk behavior among staff nurses at selected hospital of Dehradun. Methodology: A quantitative research approach was used to assess the stress and health risk behavior. The correlational research design was selected. Non probability convenience sampling technique was used and sample size was 100. The study was conducted at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Patel Nagar Dehradun. The research tool consisted of Perceived Stress Scale and National Health Risk Behavior Survey Scale. The collected data was analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: There was 88% moderate level of stress and 4% high level of stress found in participants and 15% high level of health risk behavior.There was a negative correlation found between stress and health risk behavior.No association was found between study variables and socio demographic variables. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is moderate level of stress and high level of health risk behavior and there is no correlation found between stress and health risk behavior and there is also no association found between demographic variables.

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STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG THE WIVES OF ALCOHOLICS ATTENDING SELECTED DE - ADDICTION CENTRES

IDC International Journal ◽

10.47211/idcij.2021.v08i03.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dr. S. Rajina Rani* rani ◽

Dr. S. Rajina Rani* rani

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Research Approach ◽

Coping Methods ◽

High Level ◽

And Coping

Stress is a part of everyday life and no one is spared from it. People experience stress in different ways and for different reasons. From the newborn to the person who breaths his/her last, suffers from different types of stress. Wives of alcoholics go through countless problems in their personal and family life. They are at high risk for low quality of life due to use of maladaptive coping strategies. This study will help to evaluate the level of stress that faced by them and use of coping skills. Thus this will be a guide for planning and teaching effective coping methods to the targeted population. Aim: To assess the stress and coping among the wives of alcoholics. Methods: A quantitative research approach was used for the present study. The sample consisted of 50 wives of alcoholics, selected using purposive sampling technique. The tools used for the study were modified perceived stress scale and coping with drinking questionnaire. Results: The outcome of the study revealed that 98% of the wives of alcoholics had moderate level of stress and 2% of the wives of alcoholics had mild level of stress. It was also found that 96% of them had moderate level of coping and 4% had high level of coping.

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