Interventions for occupational stress management among nurses : A systematic literature review
Year: 2012
Type: review
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Occupational stress in nursing is an endemic problem. It contributes to decrease of efficiency among nurses due to health problems. Documenting the effective interventions was essential for a successful health promotion of the nurses. The goal of the study was to identify interventions to manage the occupational stress among the nurses. The study aimed to promote the health of nurses and offer nursing students opportunities to learn interventions for stress management. The study applied a systematic literature process and analysed data through comparative and content analysis. It adapted two frame works of health promotion to explain stress management activities and compared the findings with the reviewed findings. \n\nThe theoretical framework discussed the crucial activities that need to be considered in health promotion adapted from Ewles et al. (2003) as well as the approaches to the activities. The following interventions are included in the framework: preventive health services\t, community based work\t, health education programmes\t, economic and regulatory activities, environmental health issues\t and healthy public policy.\t\nThe study identified seven groups of interventions: Psycho-educational, holistic wellness programme, organized conditions and job characteristics, Cognitive Behavioural Intervention (CBI), specific management behaviours, use of job-demand scale and competency approach. The features of these interventions are discussed in themes in themes. The interventions showed similarities with theory but some findings indicated variance. Some characteristics of the interventions displayed relations. The interventions can be prompted individually or in groups of nurses or by the administrators.
Source: Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
Author: Ruth Njoroge
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2280594751