Determinant of Work-Related Stress among Nursing Staff: A Systematic Review

Abo Elmagd, Manal H.; Khamis, Hamdia M.; Ali, Hala Y. Sayed

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2024.351239

Determinant of Work-Related Stress among Nursing Staff: A Systematic Review

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al- Quraa University, Saudi Arabia.

² 2Assistant professor Obstetric & Genecology nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al- Quraa University, Saudi Arabia.

³ Assistant professor Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing, Umm Al- Quraa University, Saudi Arabia.

10.21608/tsnj.2024.351239

Abstract

Background: Globally, work-related stress had a significant impact on health-care providers.
According to WHO, nurses are the largest health care group in the world; nurses and
midwives represent about 50% of the global health workforce Aim: To assess determinant of
work-related stress among nursing staff. Method: This paper analyses 23 papers relating to
work related stress among hospital nurses derived from original searches available on credible
databases; PubMed, CHINAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, MedRxiv and Google
Scholar. Covering English languish from 2018 till 2023, published in international journals.
Design: Systematic review. Sample: The studied populations were nurses or health care
professionals who had worked at public and private hospitals. Results: The overall magnitude
of work-related stress among nurses working in hospital was almost half. The average of
work-related stress among nurses working in public hospitals is relatively high compared with
nurses in private hospitals. Additionally, the workload and manpower availability are most
significant stressors among the nurses. The management of the hospitals needs to look into
these two issues to help overcome the stress faced by the nurses. Determinates of work
related stress were Sex, operating and intensive care units, working experience, and type of
institution (public and private hospitals). Recommendations: Hospital's management need to
consider the nurses workload to help overcome the stress faced by the nurses. There is a
crucial need for reducing workload and providing stress management training to reduce
nurses' work-related stress.