Work Related Stress and Coping Strategies of Ministry of Defense Central Command Referral Hospital Military Health Workers.
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2014-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of work related stress and coping
strategies of military health workers working in central command referral hospital. It also
examined the sources of stress as well as the strategies that most repeatedly used by military
health workers. Military hospitals play a crucial role in delivery of healthcare services to
patients during emergencies. Despite that, limited studies have attempted to characterize factors
affecting quality of work life in military health workers. Quantitative study design was
implemented during the study. An attempt was made to use qualitative information to fill the gap
in the quantitative information. A total of 56 military health workers were selected using
purposive sampling technique. This study used a self-report questionnaires and semi-structured
interview to assess the level of stress, possible sources of stress and the coping strategies among
military health workers working in central command referral hospital. The instrument was
validated and had a reliability coefficient of 0.88. Data collected were subjected to descriptive
statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Regression analysis. About 80% of the
respondents perceived a considerable level of stress and the rest perceive high level stress with
none of the participant under low level stress. Scores in the Role category of stressors were
higher than other categories. Also, respondents were able to cope with stressful situations with
‘Escape avoidance by hopping that miracle will happen’ category. No demographic variations
were seen in the level of stress and coping strategies among military health workers. The
availability of recreational activities and training on coping strategies with work related stress
were recommended as possible solution to reduce the effect of work related stress
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Military health workers