Fahad D Alosaimi
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Work-Related Stress and Stress-Coping Strategies among Patients Companions at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Fahad D Alosaimi, Ayedh H Alghamdi, Bandar S Aladwani, Sana N Kazim and Auroabah S AlmuflehFahad D Alosaimi, Ayedh H Alghamdi, Bandar S Aladwani, Sana N Kazim and Auroabah S Almufleh
Providing care to hospitalized patients may be associated with stress, reduced quality of life, and even psychiatric disorders. This case-control study aimed to compare the level of stress (using the 14-question perceived stress scale (PSS-14), potential risk factors, and stress-coping strategies (using the 28-item brief coping scale (BCS-28) between two convenient samples of patients’ companions (56) and administrative employees (98) working in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. The average PSS-14 was slightly higher in companions than administrative employees (27.4 ± 9.9 vs. 25.1 ± 10.1, p=0.179). After stratifying by gender, the difference in males (but not females) was marginally significant in the unadjusted comparison and significant in the adjusted comparison. Companions had similar scores of adaptive stress-coping strateg.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2378-5756.1000374