Job Stress, Coping Strategy, and Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Cancer Units of Selected Governmental Hospitals at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mengistu, Daneil(BSc, MSc, Assist prof) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Habte, Teshome(BSc,MSc, lecturer ) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amduka, Redwan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-23T07:21:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:35:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-23T07:21:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:35:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Job stress is a prevalent problem among nurses working in cancer units as they deal with a large number of patients with various conditions and work overload. Therefore, if it is not properly managed stress leads to high levels of employee illness, absenteeism, high turnover, and decreased productivity which compromises the provision of quality service to clients. Coping is a cognitive and behavioral effort one uses to face a stressful situation. There is no recorded data on job stress and coping strategies in our country specifically in the cancer unit. Objective: To assess job stress, coping strategy, and associated factors among nurses working in cancer units of selected governmental hospitals at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. Method: the institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March-April 2020. Structured self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the study participant. The study population was all nurses who are working in cancer units of selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa and the sample size was 124 from three hospitals. The data were entered and analyzed by the SPSS window software 25 version. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and measure of central tendency and variability were computed. Bivariate and multiple logistic regressions were used to identify the association between dependent and independent variables. Result: A total of 124 nurses working in the cancer unit of public hospitals were given the questionnaire, and the response rate was 97.6 % (121). The study showed that 52% (63) of nurses had job stress whereas 48% (58) were not stressed. Death and dying, workload, and uncertainty concerning treatment are the most sources of stress with average means 2.9, 2.73, and 2.67 respectively. Individual factors like respondents’ sex (AOR 0.33,95%, CI: 0.167-.0.882) was significantly associated with job-related stress score. Conclusion and Recommendations, in this crosssectional study half of the nurses, were occupationally stressful. Individual factors like respondents’ sex were significantly associated with overall job-related stress scores. To prevent occupational stress among nurses, policymakers, and different stakeholders should come up with strategies and develop exercise coping mechanisms that will help reduce stress for hospital-based nurses especially in special units like the oncology unit. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/24307 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stress, coping strategy, nurse, Tikur Anbessa hospital, St. Paulos hospital, Zewuditu Memorial hospitals. | en_US |
| dc.title | Job Stress, Coping Strategy, and Associated Factors Among Nurses Working in Cancer Units of Selected Governmental Hospitals at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |