OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG NURSES IN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (UNIMED) TEACHING HOSPITAL, ONDO TOWN, ONDO STATE
Abstract
Background: Over the last century, stress as an interdisciplinary concept has become an area of great interest and has been researched extensively. Although the earliest studies on stress were mostly physiological, psychological models of stress have been developed and established a link between stressors and illness in his model of general adaptation syndrome.
This study assessed occupational stress and coping strategies among nurses in UNIMED Teaching Hospital, Ondo Town, Ondo State
Methods: It is a descriptive study was used in which study population comprised of nurses in UNIMED Teaching Hospital, Ondo Town, Ondo State. A total 186 nurses were included in the study which was determine through a Taro Yamane formula. Written informed consent was obtained from each volunteer prior to the study. The students were given a questionnaire that included both open and close ended questions. Data was analysed using SPSS 25 and presented as counts and percentages.
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