Mental Health Symptoms and Work-Related Stressors in Hospital Midwives and Nicu Nurses
A Mixed Methods Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15526435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Céline Favrod (University of Lausanne), Lauranne Jan du Chêne (University of Lausanne), Chantal Martin Sölch (0000-0003-3859-9023, University of Fribourg), Chantal Martin Soelch, Susan Garthus-Niegel (0000-0002-7472-674X, Technische Universität Dresden), Jean‐François Tolsa (0000-0003-3979-9270, University of Lausanne), Jean-François Tolsa, Francois Legault (University of Lausanne), Virginie Briet (University Hospital of Geneva), Antje Horsch (0000-0002-9950-9661, University of Lausanne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 364-364 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00364 |
| PMID | 30177890 |
| OpenAlex | W2888700763 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 50 |
Hospital midwives and neonatal intensive care (NICU) nurses frequently encounter work-related stressors and are therefore vulnerable to developing mental health problems, such as secondary traumatic stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression. However, so far, the exact nature of these work-related stressors (traumatic vs. non-traumatic stressors) has not been investigated. This concurrent triangulation mixed methods cross-sectional study aimed to compare mental health symptoms in hospital midwives and NICU nurses, and to identify and compare work-related traumatic and non-traumatic stressors for both professional groups. 122 midwives and 91 NICU nurses of two Swiss university hospitals completed quantitative measures (Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale, STSS; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS; Maslach Burnout Inventory, MBI) and one qualitative question in an online survey. When controlling for socio-demographic variables, NICU nurses had a higher STSS total score and higher STSS subscales scores and less HADS anxiety subscale scores than hospital midwives. Work-related stressors were classified into five themes: "Working environment," "Nursing/midwifery care," "Dealing with death and dying," "Case management" and "Others." Forty-six (46.3%) percent of these were classified as traumatic work-related stressors. NICU nurses reported more traumatic stressors in their working environment but no other differences between professional groups regarding the total number of work-related traumatic vs. non-traumatic stressors were found. Measures, such as teaching strategies to amend the subjective appraisal of the traumatic stressors or providing time to recover in-between frequently occurring work-related traumatic stressors might not only improve the mental health of professionals but also decrease sick leave and improve the quality of patient care
Anxiety · Burnout · Depression (economics · Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale · Mental health · Psychiatry · Stressor · Traumatic stress · Clinical Psychology · Health and Well-being Studies · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |