Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

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Perceived Occupational Stress and Depression of School Nurses

일지역 보건교사의 지각된 직무스트레스와 우울

  • Oh, Kyong-Ok (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Gang, Moon-Hee (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Thyun (Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chungnam National University)
  • 오경옥 (충남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 강문희 (충남대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이선현 (충남대학교 간호대학 간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2011.12.31
  • Accepted : 2012.04.11
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify occupational stress and to determine level of depression of school nurses and to identify factors that influence depression. Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed in this study. Participants included 146 school nurses from D city. Data collection was conducted on January 17-21, 2011, using self-administered questionnaires. The SPSS/WIN 11.5 was used in performance of data analysis. Results: Significant differences in occupational stress were observed according to age, occupation and perceived mental health status, and in depression according to marital status, perceived mental health status and physical disease. Depression showed significant positive correlation with occupational stress (r=.35, p<.001). In regression analysis, occupational stress and physical health state were found to be the cause of depression in 17% of subject. Conclusion: Findings of this study allow for a comprehensive understanding of occupational stress and level of depression of school nurses in Korea. Further study using a larger random sample and various variables is needed.

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