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Do nurses feel stressed? A perspective from primary health care

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  • Nijolė Galdikienė
  • Paula Asikainen
  • Sigitas Balčiūnas
  • Tarja Suominen

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This study describes nurses' experiences of stress in primary healthcare settings, and examines correlations between stress and personal factors. There were 187 nurses from 18 public primary care centers participating, drawn from one county of Lithuania. The Expanded Nursing Stress Scale was used to evaluate the study data. The study indicates that in primary healthcare centers, nurses working with adult patients experienced less stress than those working with younger patients. The most frequently reported stressors were those related to death and dying, and conflicts with physicians and patients and their families. In particular, older nurses more frequently experienced stress related to death and dying. The intensity of nurses' stress in conflict situations with physicians was related to age, however, the depth of work experience in the healthcare setting was more influential. Findings indicate that more detailed research is needed regarding stress experiences in primary health care, and especially the related impact of the social contexts involved in the setting.

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  • Nijolė Galdikienė & Paula Asikainen & Sigitas Balčiūnas & Tarja Suominen, 2014. "Do nurses feel stressed? A perspective from primary health care," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 327-334, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:16:y:2014:i:3:p:327-334
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12108
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