일부 임상간호사들의 직무스트레스와 우울과의 관련성 = A Study on the Relationship between Job Stress and Depression in Clinical Nurses

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objective : This study was performed to identify the relationship between job stress and depression of nurses who work at hospitals in Gwangju city.
Methods : The data were collected from October 2 to 22, 2003 using the self-administered questionnaire which was composed demographic characteristics, job-related factors, health-related factors, family-related factors, job stress, self-esteem and Korean Beck's depression inventory. The statistic methods were t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis.
Results : 1. The score of job stress of clinical nurses was 169.23 (24.44) , and depression point was 11.37 (7.71). By the depression criteria, the prevalence of depression were 11.2% in pre-depression, 5.7% in moderate and 4.6% in severe depression.
2. It was found that the characteristics that had a statistically significant relation with depression scores were age, marital status, educational background, career, income, drinking status, satisfaction in living and self-esteem. And job stress was statistically significant positive correlation with depression scores.
3. As a result of multiple regression analysis, the job stress had not a statistically significant relation with depression with controlled other related factors.
Conclusion : It is necessary to prepare the program about the control and prevention of depression In clinical nurses. Further study need to identify the relationship between depression and job-related factors in nurses working at the hospitals.