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Fathi N, Askari A, Hossinpour R, Babaei Pouya A, Salehi A R, Ghodrati Torbati A, et al . Investigating the Association of Mental Workload, Occupational Fatigue and Job Stress in Emergency Nurses in Iran. Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly 2024; 9 (4) :295-302
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Negin Fathi1 ,
Ali Askari2 ,
Robab Hossinpour1 ,
Amin Babaei Pouya3 ,
Amir Raza Salehi4 ,
Abbas Ghodrati Torbati5 ,
Malihe Kabusi6 ,
Zahra Khezerlou7 ,
Negin Kassiri8 ,
Maliheh Eshaghzadeh5 ,
Ali Salehi Sahlabadi9 ,
Mohsen Poursadeghiyan3 ,
Javad Vatani * 10
1- Students Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
4- Clinical Research Development Center, Pastor Educational Hospital, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
5- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
6- Department of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
7- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
8- Occupational Medicine Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
9- Department of Occupational Health and Safety at Work, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
10- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Faculty of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. , poursadeghiyan@gmail.com
Abstract: (1540 Views)
Background: Mental workload (MW) and occupational fatigue (OF) are among the harmful factors in the working environment of the emergency nursing profession, which can be related to the quality of care provided and job stress (JS) in emergency nurses. Accordingly, this study investigates the relationship between MW, MF and JS in emergency nurses in 2023 in Ardabil, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by measuring OF, JS and MW of emergency nurses in hospitals of Ardabil Province, Iran. Information was collected through a checklist that recorded the demographic information in addition to the NASA task load index, JS by Orly and Giordano and the Swedish OF inventory questionnaires. The statistical analysis was conducted by the SPSS software, version 22.
Results: The mean mental state of the participants was 16.7±3.6. Meanwhile, 40% of nurses had a high mental load. The mean condition of the OF was high (49.02±4.2; 23.2%). Regarding JS, 45.5%, 25.9% and 28.6% were the high, medium, and low levels, respectively. A direct and significant relationship was detected between MW, JS and OF (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The mean MW, JS and OF among emergency nurses were high. Almost half and about a quarter of the emergency nurses are under JS and OF, respectively. Therefore, to improve emergency nurses’ health conations, and productivity, and create safe conditions in emergencies, the control and management of this harmful occupational factor should be under continuous monitoring.
Type of Study:
Research |
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Emergency Received: 2023/10/13 | Accepted: 2023/12/2 | Published: 2024/07/1