Psychosomatic symptoms and stressful working conditions among Palestinian nurses: a cross-sectional study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bast-Pettersen, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jaradat, Y | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nijem, K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stigum, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bjertness, E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bast-Pettersen, R | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-28T06:45:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-28T06:45:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05-27 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: High levels of perceived stressful working conditions have been found to have an adverse effect on physical and mental health. Objectives: To examine the associations between self-reported stressful working conditions and Psychosomatic Symptoms (PSS), and to investigate possible gender differences. Methods: The present cross-sectional study comprises 430 nurses employed in Hebron district, Palestine. Self-reported stressful working conditions were recorded, and a Psychosomatic Symptoms Check list was used to assess prevalence of PSS. Findings: Median score on the psychosomatic symptom checklist for the group was 11, (range 1-21). Women reported more symptoms than men, with medians 11.6 and 10.0, respectively (p = .0001). PSS were associated with more self-reported stressful working conditions for both men (p < .0001) and women (p < .0001). The association was strongest among men. Conclusions: PSS were associated with high self-reported stressful working conditions, and this association was strongest among the men. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This study was supported by The Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (NUFU): [NUFU pro x1 50/2002] and [NUFUSM-2008/10232]. The authors would like to thank the National Norwegian State Education Loan Funds for the financial support | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jaradat, Y., Nijem, K., Lien, L., Stigum, H., Bjertness, E., & Bast-Pettersen, R. (2016). Psychosomatic symptoms and stressful working conditions among Palestinian nurses: a cross-sectional study. Contemporary nurse, 52(4), 381–397. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2016.1188018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | doi: 10.1080/10376178.2016.1188018. Epub 2016 May 27 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | scholar.ppu.edu/handle/123456789/9050 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2016 Aug;52(4):381-397. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2016.1188018. Epub 2016 May 27;2 | |
| dc.subject | gender differences; nurses; psychosomatic symptoms; stressful working conditions | en_US |
| dc.title | Psychosomatic symptoms and stressful working conditions among Palestinian nurses: a cross-sectional study | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |