Stress management training program for stress reduction and coping improvement in public health nurses : a randomized controlled trial

Ja'far M. Alkhawaldeh, Kim Lam Soh, Firdaus Mukhtar, Ooi Cheow Peng, Hamzeh M. Alkhawaldeh, Rasmieh Al-Amer, Huda A. Anshasi

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Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the stress management interventional program in reducing occupational stress and improving coping strategies among public health nurses. Design: A double-blind, cluster-randomized approach was used as a randomization method for this study to evaluate the stress management interventional program. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial was carried out in eight comprehensive healthcare centres in Amman city, Jordan; four centres were randomly assigned to each experimental and control group. One hundred and seventy nurses were selected randomly from March 2019 - August 2019 and data were collected by using the Nursing Stress Scale & brief COPE over three data collection times. Both descriptive and inferential statistics (repeated measure ANOVA, Independent t test, and chi-squared) were used to answer the research questions of this study. Results: The results showed that both the levels of occupational stress and coping strategies were significantly different between the two study groups over the three data collection points (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, the stress management program is an effective non-invasive method that can be used to reduce stress levels and improve coping strategies for public health nurses. The implementation of stress management interventions in health care is likely to help nurses manage occupational stress in practice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3123-3135
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
Volume76
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • job stress
  • life skills
  • medical care
  • nurses

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