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Review
. 2025 Aug 14.
doi: 10.1111/phn.70010. Online ahead of print.

Sources and Predictors of Perceived Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Public Health Centers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ja'far M Alkhawaldeh  1   2 , Majd T Mrayyan  3 , Dalal Yehia  4 , Majdi M Alzoubi  5 , Ola A Kutah  1 , Mahmoud A Khawaldeh  6 , Mohammad Khalaf Alkhawaldeh  7 , Raya Alhusban  8 , Osama Alkouri  9 , Amani F Shhadeh  10
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Sources and Predictors of Perceived Occupational Stress Among Nurses Working in Public Health Centers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ja'far M Alkhawaldeh et al. Public Health Nurs. .

Abstract

Objective: Nurses encounter increased occupational stress levels due to their involvement in patient care with intricate healthcare issues, influencing their physical and mental well-being. Thus, occupational stress is a major interest of health and nursing research. This study aimed to identify sources and predictors of occupational stress among public health nurses.

Design: A cross-sectional research design.

Sample: The data collected from 170 public health nurses randomly selected from ten comprehensive health care centers.

Measurements: The data collected by utilizing the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS).

Results: Public health nurses perceived "workload" and "conflict with physicians" as the most significant occupational stressors, while "insufficient support" was the least. No significant associations were found between socio-demographics and nurses' perceived occupational stress, except for marital status (married public health nurses had more occupational stress) and years of experience (public health nurses with 5-10 years had more occupational stress).

Conclusions: Occupational stress among public health nurses was evident, necessitating stress reduction programs targeting addressed stressors.

Keywords: nurses; occupational stress; public health centers; public health nurses.

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