A Cross Sectional Study Evaluating Psychosocial Job Stress and Health Risk in Emergency Department Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Bardhan R ; Chen P ; Davis M ; Dickinson DA ; Heaton K ; Lungu CT
• Description:
  Nurses experience psychosocial work stress that may negatively affect physical and mental health over time. In this cross-sectional study we investigated prevalence of job stress and oxidative stress in nurses, and determined if significant relationships exist between higher job stress scores and demographic factors and working conditions. Emergency department nurses (n = 42) were recruited from a University Hospital following Institutional Review Board approval. Job stress indicators, effort-reward ratio and overcommitment were evaluated from survey questionnaires using the effort-reward imbalance model, and associations with age, sex, body mass index, and working conditions were measured by logistic regression analysis. Oxidative stress biomarkers, 8-isoprostane, malondialdehyde, and antioxidant levels were measured from urine specimens. Job stress was prevalent with effort-reward ratio > 1 in 93% and overcommitment > 50 in 83% of the study participants. Age, body mass index, years of experience, weekend work, work hours per week, and shift work showed strong associations with effort-reward ratio and overcommitment scores. Malondialdehyde was higher in participants with high overcommitment. We report that psychosocial job stress is prevalent among nurses, as revealed by the high effort-reward and overcommitment scores. Job stress may be reduced through implementation of appropriate stress reduction interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Antioxidants Biomarkers Demography Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Urine Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Effort-reward Imbalance BMI Body Mass Index Demographic Characteristics Humans Job Stress Lipid Peroxidation Models Nurses Oxidative Stress Physical Stress Psychological Stress Psychosocial Factors Questionnaires Shift Work Stress Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057141
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Sep; 16(18):3243
• Contact Point Address:
  Claudiu T. Lungu, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
• Email:
  clungu@uab.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  8-Isoprostane (CAS RN 155976-51-5) ; Malonaldehyde (CAS RN 542-78-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:76bbf5f6590d642aa32ae4186b4c3dddff95367463a6a7544e53635c45d51ff1481d481bf54bcb26d8ea224379840343de51fb9f14585afb4e43649af2830432
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214581/cdc_214581_DS1.pdf
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