Occupational stress of professional nurses in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacoba Johanna van der Colff (Sultan Qaboos University), Sebastiaan Rothmann (0000-0001-6065-4338, Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 375-384 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2014.980626 |
| OpenAlex | W1607636100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 47 |
The objective of this study was to identify occupational stressors for professional nurses in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A stratified random sample of professional nurses (n=818; females = 97%) in hospitals in South Africa was used. The Nursing Stress Indicator (NSI) was administrated together with a biographical questionnaire. Three internally consistent stress factors, namely lack of organisational support, job demands and nursing-specific demands, were extracted. The most severe stressors for professional nurses included staff shortages, inadequate salaries and excessive administrative duties. Work overload, fellow workers not doing their job, health risks posed by contact with patients and demands of patients were also identified as stressors. Stress was associated with specific factors, including age, position (rank), care unit, and work experience
Economic shortage · Government (linguistics · Health care · Occupational stress · Political science · Stratified sampling · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |