Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회)
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Type A Behavior Pattern and Its Association with Stress, Depression and Fatigue in Nurses

간호사의 A형 행동유형과 스트레스, 우울 및 피로수준과의 관련성

  • Yoon, Hyun-Suk (Department of Nursing, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-li (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kwon, In-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine and public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, and Research Institute for Medical Sciences) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
  • 윤현숙 (충남대학교병원 간호과) ;
  • 김현리 (충남대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 권인선 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소)
  • Received : 2008.09.05
  • Accepted : 2008.11.24
  • Published : 2008.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The present study was intended to assess stress, depression and fatigue of nurses working for university hospitals and to reveal its association with the type A behavior pattern. Method: The self-administered questionnaires were given to 810 nurses employed in 4 participating hospitals located in Daejeon City. The questionnaire items included sociodemographic, job-related, and the type A behavior patterns as independent variables and the PWI, SDS and MFS as dependent variables. Result: The proportion of the type A behavior pattern was 24.3% of subjects, in the degree of stress, high risk stress group was 87.0%, in the degree of depression, normal group was 60.9%, in the degree of fatigue, high risk fatigue group was 48.6%. The degree of stress, depression, and fatigue were significantly higher in the type A behavior pattern group then the type B behavior pattern group. The type A behavior pattern was significant positive correlation with stress, depression, and fatigue. The degree of stress(OR=1.2, 95%CI=1.167-1.262), depression(OR=1.1, 95%CI=1.11-1.17) and fatigue (OR=1.1, 95%CI=1.04-1.06) were significantly higher for the type A then the type B behavior pattern group. Conclusion: The degree of stress, depression, and fatigue were significantly higher in the type A then the type B behavior pattern group.

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