فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Nurses are often faced with the variety of work‑related stress which could affecttheir physical and mental health. Coping strategies play an important role in reducing stress andconsequently increasing the health and well‑being. This study was conducted to investigate the roleof stress and coping strategies to predict the general health of nursing staff.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: An analytical cross‑sectional design was carried out on 318 nursesworking in governmental health centers of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, the North of Iran, in2017. Data were collected through multistage cluster sampling using self‑report questionnaires anddemographic characteristics. The study instruments included Hospital Job Stress, Coping Strategies,and General Health Questionnaires. For analysis of data, descriptive statistics and regression testwere applied using SPSS software version 19.RESULTS: The results revealed that the highest mean score (47.71 ± 7.88) of different dimensions ofcoping strategies was related to task‑oriented strategy. Furthermore, the results indicated that stressand coping strategies together could explain around 2.5% of variance of general health (ΔR2 = 0.025).However, based on the statistically significant level, the results revealed the coping strategies as thepredictor of general health (P = 0.002, beta = 0.094).CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of considering coping strategies for predictinggeneral health in nurses. Regarding the inevitability of some stressors in the nursing profession andthe need to prevent stressful effects, workshops as an effective training method to reduce staff stressshould be on the agenda of managers.