Stressors in nurses working in Intensive Care Units

Authors

  • Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro; Escola Superior de Enfermagem
  • Andreia Susana de Sousa Ferreira Hospital de S. João

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400023

Keywords:

Stress, Nursing, Intensive Care Units

Abstract

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 235 nurses from two intensive care units in Porto (Portugal). The purpose of this study was to identify stressors for nurses working in intensive care units. The data was collected using the following: i) a questionnaire (for socio-demographic variables, physical aspects of work and variables related to the work context; ii) Interpersonal Work Relations Scale; iii) Nurse Stress Index. Nurses in the early phase of their career have higher stress levels (symbol.gif; = 81). An inadequate physical work structure leads to higher stress levels (X = 83). The worse the interpersonal relations are, the higher stress levels nurses feel (Spearman correlation coefficient =-0.331). Nurses who have a bad relationship with their work superiors view the dimension "Support and Organizational Involvement" as a stressor (Student's t test, p<0.001)

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Editorial

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How to Cite

Stressors in nurses working in Intensive Care Units . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(4), 1025-1032. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400023