Table 2 Frequency and mean of occupational stress and its sub-scales among nurses
Role overload | Role insufficiency | Role ambiguity | Role boundary | Responsibility | Physical environment | Total occupational stress score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Low | – | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (1.9%) | 3 (1.9%) | 8 (5.2%) | 12 (7.7%) | 1 (0.6%) |
Low-moderate | 25 (16.1%) | 46 (29.7%) | 28 (18.1%) | 39 (25.2%) | 38 (24.5%) | 42 (27.1) | 38 (24.5%) |
Moderate-high | 71 (45.8%) | 60 (38.7%) | 67 (43.2%) | 61 (39.4%) | 54 (34.8%) | 51 (32.9%) | 77 (49.7%) |
High | 59 (38.1%) | 47 (30.3%) | 57 (36.8%) | 52 (33.5%) | 55 (35.5%) | 50 (32.3%) | 39 (25.2%) |
Mean ± SDa | 36.30 ± 6.98 | 34.55 ± 7.84 | 36.03 ± 7.40 | 34.90 ± 7.97 | 34.75 ± 8.42 | 33.58 ± 9.76 | 210.13 ± 40.87 |
95% CIb | 34.14–37.34 | 33.27–35.75 | 34.83–37.25 | 33.60–36.13 | 33.41–36.05 | 31.90–35.10 | 203.72–216.85 |