Psychosocial Stress Levels and Related Factors in some Rural Residents

Stress among adolescents is a widely discussed topic. This study examined stress levels, stress-related factors, and the possible correlation between stress and depression in adolescents at high schools in Thailand. The survey measuring stress (T-PSS-10) and depression (PHQ-9) was conducted on 15- to 19-year-olds in three public urban schools ( n = 168, response rate 90%). The data were analysed with descriptive statistics followed by the analysis of the background factors and their associations with adolescent stress levels using χ2 tests, or Pearson’s correlation coefficient, while the mean differences between groups were tested with a T-test or analysis of variance. Adolescent stress levels ranged from 6 to 34 points, 17 being the most typical score (mean 15.95, SD 4.95, n = 164); the higher the score, the more the respondents perceived their lives to be stressful. There were no significant differences in stress levels among adolescents relating to age, gender, regular school attendance or which school attended. However, adolescents’ high stress levels were associated with having a high number of depressive symptoms ( r = 0.69, p = < 0.001). Effective mechanisms and more studies need to be carried out in the school environment to monitor, identify and support adolescents’ health and well-being.

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Mixed Method Study to Explore Ethical Dilemmas and Health Care Workers' Willingness to Work Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Palestine

Frontiers in Medicine ◽

10.3389/fmed.2020.576820 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Beesan Maraqa ◽

Zaher Nazzal ◽

Therese Zink

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Online Survey ◽

Ethical Dilemmas ◽

Multivariable Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Related Factors ◽

Care Workers ◽

Work Distribution ◽

Stress Levels

Background: The high potential risks involved in working in a healthcare setting during a pandemic and the associated fear that may affect health care workers' (HCWs') willingness to work are important to understand to eliminate potential barriers to working. This study aimed to assess Palestinian HCWs' willingness to work and the related factors as well as to explore their ethical dilemmas during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Materials and Methods: Quantitative (survey questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) data were collected. Frontline HCWs (n = 550) received an online survey link via closed institutional networks. Frequencies summarized the data, and chi-square compared variables and outcomes. Odds ratios (ORs) and multivariable analysis examined predictors for willingness to work. Fifteen HCWs (physicians, nurses, and lab and radiology technicians) were purposefully sampled and agreed to interviews to explore their thoughts, motivations, and worries. Thematic analysis focused on ethical dilemmas to enhance the breadth and the depth of the study.Results: Almost 25% of surveyed HCWs were not willing to work during the pandemic. Logistic model results showed that physicians and nurses had higher willingness to work than others (p = 0.004, Adj. OR = 3.5). Lower stress levels and longer professional experience were predictors of more willing to work (p = 0.03, Adj. OR = 2.5; p = 0.03, Adj. OR = 2.6, respectively). Interviews showed that willingness to work did not preclude HCWs from fulfilling their duties despite grueling workloads and grave fears about safety and security. HCWs felt poorly prepared, unappreciated, and frustrated by unfair work distribution. The occupation presented additional safety issues.Conclusion: Physicians and nurses were more likely to comply with a commitment to their professional ethics and the duty or obligation to work. Stress levels could be mitigated in the future with better leadership, adding supports to address mental health and psychosocial challenges to enhance HCWs' well-being and improve quality of care. The realities of the occupation added additional threats and uncertainty.

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A Phenomenological Approach to Understand the Challenges Faced by Medical Students

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2016.2222 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

R. Deepa ◽

Anuja Panicker

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Curriculum ◽

High Stress ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Related Factors ◽

Medical College ◽

Quality Patient Care ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Stress Levels

Life in a medical school is more challenging, when compared to other disciplines like arts and engineering. The innate nature of the medical curriculum and the demands of the profession have created extensive pressure on its students, leading to the prevalence of high stress levels and stress related disorders in them. The mental health of future doctors is very important for quality patient care. Hence it is high time for medical institutions to design interventions to mitigate this situation. A significant amount of research has gone into identifying the predominant stressors of medical education and the prevailing stress levels amongst medical students. However, there is dearth in research efforts that explicitly explain: the manifestation of stressors in different stages of medical education; coping strategies of students; and the kind of support required by the students to cope up with these challenges. Hence this study uses a phenomenological approach to understand the phenomenon of stress amongst medical students of a private medical college in South India. The study found that academic pressure, homesickness, faculty and institution related factors challenge the students. It was also found that the students require support to handle these challenges. These findings have interesting and important implications for institutions and policy makers, with respect to designing interventions to provide a congenial learning environment for our future doctors.

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Perceived effects of COVID-19 pandemic on stress levels and its related factors of NICU nurses

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health ◽

10.1080/15555240.2021.2015359 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Halwa Zakia ◽

Shelly Iskandar ◽

Aris Primadi

Keyword(s):

Related Factors ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Perceived Effects

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WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS

RAM Revista de Administração Mackenzie ◽

10.1590/1678-6971/eramg170131 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

Author(s):

SIMARLY M. SOARES ◽

SIMONE GELMINI ◽

SILVÂNIA S. S. BRANDÃO ◽

JUNE M. C. SILVA

Keyword(s):

National Health ◽

Health Survey ◽

Psychosocial Stress ◽

National Health Survey ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Occupational Accidents ◽

Related Factors ◽

Workplace Accidents ◽

Health Related ◽

Stress And Health

ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the influence of physical and psychosocial stress and health-related factors on the occurrence of work-related accidents, based on the National Health Survey (NHS) conducted in Brazil in 2013, through the execution of a retest in the Brazilian context, according to the model elaborated by Rommel, Varnaccia, Lahmann, Kottner, and Kroll (2016). Originality/value: Brazil has a high rate of workplace accidents. This retest, applied to the Brazilian context based on the German model of Rommel et al. (2016), allows obtaining information concerning the factors that may increase the chances of workplace accidents. Design/methodology/approach: Study with secondary data collected from the National Health Survey (Fiocruz, 2013). The model of Rommel et al. (2016) was used with the set of four blocks of variable factors. Logistic regression explored the physical, psychosocial, and health-related stress factors that may be more likely to occur in the workplace. Findings: 2.8% of the individuals have been involved in some work accident. Model 5 is the most explanatory of occupational accidents and factors such as high school level of education (OR = 2.082), full-time work (OR = 4.814), having three or more jobs (OR = 2.593), exposure to radiation, asthma (OR = 4.880), and alcohol consumption (OR = 4.620), according to each block typified, which most significantly increase the chances for the occurrence of work accidents. Managers and legislators should observe the factors that increase the chances of an accident occurring in order to develop prevention policies or actions.

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Reliability and Validity of a Stress Scale in Public Employees from Murcia (Spain)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17238894 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (23) ◽

pp. 8894

Author(s):

María Teresa Rodríguez-González-Moro ◽

Juana Inés Gallego-Gómez ◽

José Miguel Rodríguez-González-Moro ◽

María Consolación Campillo Cano ◽

José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

High Stress ◽

Mean Value ◽

Public Employees ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mean Values ◽

Work Related ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Public Workers

Stress is common in all work environments. Technostress and the difficulty of separating the family arena from the work environment are some of the new and emerging risks faced by companies, employees and society in general. Most of the available instruments for measuring stress in workers have been focused on education professionals and healthcare workers. Therefore, it is necessary to validate simple and friendly-use tools to detect stress levels in public workers. The aim of this study was to determine the internal consistency of an adapted version of the Student Stress Inventory-Stress Manifestations (SSI-SM) for public employees and to determine if high-stress levels are related to personal and work-related factors. A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted from October 2016 to February 2019 including 468 Spanish public workers based in Murcia. An adapted version of the SSI-SM was administered and data on personal and work-related factors were collected. Results showed that all of the factors had Cronbach’s α over 0.700, and no items need to be deleted due to correlations with the factor exceeding 0.300. Factor 1, “Self-concept”, has a Cronbach’s α of 0.868, with values of 15.62 ± 4.99; factor 2, “Sociability”, Cronbach’s α: 0.853, with mean values of 13.33 ± 4.17; factor 3, “Somatization”, Cronbach’s α: 0.704, mean value of 5.35 ± 1.90 and: factor 4, “Uncertainty”, Cronbach’s α: 0.746, with a mean value of 8.19 ± 2.51. In conclusion, the internal consistency of the adapted SSI-SM for public employees with different work positions and shifts has been validated and determined. This study provides a useful tool for the early detection of stress in public employees and may be potentially useful for preventing the harmful consequences of stress.

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Urban-rural Disparities on Personal Health Behaviors and the Influencing Factors during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Based on an Extended IMB Model

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.457 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Yetao Luo ◽

Lili Yao ◽

Ling Hu ◽

Li Zhou ◽

Feng Yuan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Behavior ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Urban Residents ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Rural Residents ◽

Related Factors ◽

Behavioral Skills ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

The Government

Abstract Background: Health behavior was conducive to control the COVID-19 epidemic. This study aimed to determine the differences in health behaviors and related factors among rural-urban residents in China. Methods: From February 14 to 22, 2020, the peak of COVID-19 epidemic in China, a total of 2449 participants(urban residents,1783(72.81%) and rural residents, 666 (27.19%)) were recruited by snowball sampling on WeChat and Tencent QQ social platforms. Data were collected through the Web-questionnaire guided by an information–motivation–behavioral skills model. Multiple-group structural equation model was applied to analyze the factors. Results: Rural residents had lower health behavior scores than urban residents, even after adjusting demographic characteristics (33.86 vs. 34.29, P=0.042, total score was 40). In urban and rural residents, motivation, behavioral skills and health risk stress had significant direct positive and negative influences effects on health behaviors, respectively. Information and positive perception of interventions had direct effects on health behaviors in rural residents, but not in urban residents. All the factors were mediated by behavioral skills in rural and urban residents. Conclusions: This study suggest that the government should pay attention to substantial rural-urban disparities and implement different COVID-19 prevention and intervention policies for health behaviors targeting rural and urban residents.

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Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052315 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2315

Author(s):

Joseph Ssenyonga ◽

Tobias Hecker

Keyword(s):

Working Conditions ◽

Secondary School Teachers ◽

Teacher Stress ◽

School Context ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Related Factors ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Southwestern Uganda ◽

Job Perceptions

(1) Background: Teachers’ personal and strenuous working conditions reflect the realities of the teaching vocation that may result in increased stress levels and associated negative consequences, such as negative emotions. It is also well-known that teacher stress contributes to more violence against students. However, little is known about personal and school context factors that contribute to teachers’ stress. The current study examined whether, in addition to school-related factors, job perceptions, including the feeling of pressure at work and perceived school climate and teaching difficulties, contribute to teachers’ stress. (2) Methods: A representative sample of 291 teachers from 12 public secondary schools in southwestern Uganda responded to self-administered questionnaires. (3) Results: Teaching difficulties and feelings of pressure at work contributed to teachers’ stress. Furthermore, stress did not vary with teachers’ sociodemographic variables. (4) Conclusions: Teachers’ perceptions of their working conditions were associated with teacher stress levels. Therefore, more efforts need to be geared towards improving the working conditions of teachers as a way of reducing stress.

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