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Nurses’ mental health in Iran: A national survey in teaching hospitals
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Freidoon Kheyri1   , Naeemeh Seyedfatemi2 , Fatemeh Oskouei 3, Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh4 |
1- Center for Nursing Care Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Center for Nursing Care Research, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , fatemehoskouie@gmail.com
4- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: (4786 Views) |
Background and Aim: Mental health disorders are common problems among health care professionals such as nurses, which can create great problems .The aim of this study was to evaluate mental health status in nursing personnel in the teaching hospitals.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in 2013 and included 5837 nurses working in educational hospitals affiliated to the medical universities in Iran. Data were collected by using a general health questionnaire (GHQ- 28) and were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS18 software.
Results: The results showed that 30.2% of the nurses were mentally healthy and 69.8% of them were exposed to mental health disorders. The mean score of mental health was 31.11± 12.37. The highest mean score (the worst condition) of the unhealthy nurses belonged to social performance domain (12.86 ± 3.38) and the lowest mean score (the best condition) was related to depression domain (4.1 ± 3.02).
Conclusion: Attention to mental health of the nursing personnel is of great importance and can lead to improvement of nursing care quality. Psychological counseling for nursing personnel is also recommended.
Key words: Mental health, Nurse, Teaching hospital, Iran
Received: Sep 28, 2016 Accepted: Jun 14, 2017 |
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| Keywords: Mental health, Nurse, Teaching hospital, Iran |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
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Received: 2017/09/21 | Accepted: 2017/09/21 | Published: 2017/09/21
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