Stress anxiety and depression level amongst nurses working at tertiary care hospital

Ghulam Rasool; Zarmina Tareen

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS9.13959

Authors

Ghulam Rasool Professor and Executive Director of Psychiatry, Balochistan Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Quetta
Zarmina Tareen
tareenzarmina@yahoo.com
Assistant Professor, Balochistan Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Quetta

Keywords:

Stress, anxiety, depression, nurses

Abstract

Background: Nurses are expected to offer patients with high-quality care in all healthcare settings and are seen as an essential member of the health care workforce. Objective: To assess the stress anxiety and depression level amongst nurses working at tertiary care hospital. Methodology: The current cross sectional study was carried out at Balochistan Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta from November 2010 to May 2020. A pre-designed questionnaire was distributed amongst all the nurses who fulfill the inclusion criteria. Data collection was done by self-completed scale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21). The SPSS version 24.0 was used to input and analyze the data. Results: In the current study, totally 150 nurses were enrolled. The male nurses were 45 (30%) while female nurses were 105 (70%). The mean age with standard deviation in the current study was 36 (±4.12) years. In the current study, 30 (20%) nurses were normal, 18 (12%) were with mild depression, 52 (34.66%) were moderate, 45 (30%) were severe and 5 (3.33%) nurses were observed with very severe depression.

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