[Correlation analysis between fatigue and job stressors of nurses].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the correlation between the degree of fatigue and job stressors in nurses.


METHODS
A survey was conducted by using a questionnaire of, Fatigue Scale -14 (FS-14) and Nurse Job Stressors Scale in 306 nurses.


RESULTS
The total score of fatigue was 7.17 +/- 3.41, the score of physical fatigue was 4.84 +/- 2.19, and the score of mental fatigue was 2.33 +/- 1.67 in nurses. The total score of fatigue, the score of physical fatigue and mental fatigue were positively correlated with five aspects of job stressors (P < 0.01). The total score of fatigue and the score of physical fatigue were positively correlated with age and the length of service. In logistic regression analysis, in comparison with ICU, the OR for total job stressors is 1.068, the OR for medicine department, surgical department, operation room, gynecology and pediatrics departments were 0.095, 0.187, 0.187, 0.029 and 0.005 respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Job stress is the major factor inducing fatigue in nurses, the managers of hospital should pay more attention to improve the capacity of nurses to cope with stress; and to care about their work and life to reduce the degree of fatigue.
Wang
Wei
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Institute of public health, Nursing School of Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
Wang
Peixi
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Zhou
Xinming
X
Liu
Yan
Y
Zhang
Hongchen
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D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D002681:China; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult