Background: Job stress is recognized world-wide as a major challenge to workers’ health and their organizations. This study is intended to determine the work stress among nurses working in a Nigerian dedicated trauma centre. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at the trauma centre of a Nigerian tertiary institution from August to November 2017. All the nurses working in the trauma centre were included in the study. A structured, self administered questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20.0. Results were presented in tables and figures. Results: A total of 80 nurses were enrolled in the survey with male to female ratio of 0.1, mean age of 34±2.3 and modal age group of 31-40years. The mean PSS was high (28.2). The major identified stressors were work load (50%) and lack of consumables (22.5%). Depression (2.5%) was recorded only in female respondents. Despite the high PSS, none of the respondents has had any psychological counselling in the past year. Conclusion: The perceived stress scale among the studied population was high, with virtually no formal Psychological support. Efforts should be made to include regular psychological counseling in this group of people. A follow up study is strongly recommended.
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abstract = {Background: Job stress is recognized world-wide as a major challenge to workers’ health and their organizations. This study is intended to determine the work stress among nurses working in a Nigerian dedicated trauma centre. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out at the trauma centre of a Nigerian tertiary institution from August to November 2017. All the nurses working in the trauma centre were included in the study. A structured, self administered questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 20.0. Results were presented in tables and figures. Results: A total of 80 nurses were enrolled in the survey with male to female ratio of 0.1, mean age of 34±2.3 and modal age group of 31-40years. The mean PSS was high (28.2). The major identified stressors were work load (50%) and lack of consumables (22.5%). Depression (2.5%) was recorded only in female respondents. Despite the high PSS, none of the respondents has had any psychological counselling in the past year. Conclusion: The perceived stress scale among the studied population was high, with virtually no formal Psychological support. Efforts should be made to include regular psychological counseling in this group of people. A follow up study is strongly recommended.},
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