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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
Association Between Level of Stress and Somatic Symptoms Among Nurses in Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital
العلاقة بين مستوى الضغط و الاعراض الجسمية لدى الممرضين العاملين بمستشفى الصحة النفسية بجدة
 
Subject : Faculty of Nursing 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Background: Stress in the nursing profession can be very debilitating especially for psychiatric nurses who deal with mentally ill patients. Such patients may aggravate stress by becoming aggressive or violent. High-stress level among nurses caring for psychiatric patients can lead to somatic symptoms that will negatively affect their health, quality of life and quality of care given. Aim: To assess the association between level of stress and somatic symptoms among nurses in Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital. Methods: A correlational descriptive design with a convenience sampling technique was implemented to access 138 nurses in Jeddah psychiatric hospital using a self-reported questionnaire. A perceive stress scales (PSS) which was developed by Sheldon Cohen in 1983 was used to collect data regarding stress level. While, somatic symptoms scale-8 (SSS-8) by Gierk et al. (2013) has been utilized to collect data relating to the somatic manifestation of stress. Results: Nurses level of stress was found to be moderate, while somatic symptoms level was high and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between stress level and somatic symptoms stress (r= 0.19) Conclusion and recommendation: Findings indicates that the higher the stress levels, the more somatic symptoms manifestation among nurses working in Jeddah Psychiatric Hospital which indicates the need for stress management intervention via open communication forms, consulting, community cooperation or work environment modifications. 
Supervisor : Prof. Nahed Morsy 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1441 AH
2020 AD 
Co-Supervisor : Dr. Elham Alnagshbandi 
Added Date : Monday, June 8, 2020 

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رهاف الأحمديAlahmadi, Rehaf ResearcherMaster 

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