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Stress and Quality of Life in Nurses Working at Different Clinical Departments

Purpose: Two research studies were presented, investigating the perception of work-related stress in 484 hospital nurses, and 133 hospital nurses’ quality of life, in their associations with hospital department, level of education and age. Methods: Data were collected in Study 1 by the Questionnaire on the nurses' professional role and status perception, created for the purposes of this research, and in Study 2 by the Questionnaire on demographic characteristics and work-related stress, and by the World Health Organization Quality of Life – Brief Version questionnaire, WHOQOL- BREF. Results: In both studies, work-related stress was perceived by nurses as very high, while participants’ average quality of life was good in all domains. The effects of hospital department in relation to work-related stress were confirmed. The effects of education level in relation to work- related stress were confirmed, although differently in two studies. The effects of age in interaction with education level were confirmed in relation to the nurses’ quality of life. The most vulnerable group of nurses we found at older age in combination with lower education level. Conclusion: Changes in nursing jobs organization are indicated, especially in hospitals, along with the planning of stress management interventions and education for nurses.

work-related stress, quality of life, hospital department, nurses, education level

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