The Effect of Stress Management Training through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the Quality of Work Life and job Satisfaction of Pre-Hospital Emergency Workers

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master's student in emergency nursing, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Nursing, Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing,Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

3 Assistant proffesor in Psychology, school of Nursing, Torbat Heydariyeh Medical Univercity of Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Department of Medical Emergencies, School of Nursing, Nursing Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran

Abstract

Background: High levels of occupational stress and medical emergencies lead to a reduction in the quality of work life and job satisfaction and ultimately lead to a reduction in the quality of patient care, so measures should be taken in this regard.

Objectives: Stress management training effectively reduces occupational stress and increases the quality of work-life and job satisfaction of employees. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effect of stress management training using cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of work life and job satisfaction of pre-hospital employees working in the management center. Accidents and medical emergencies were done.

Methods: The current research is a clinical trial conducted on 60 pre-hospital emergency personnel. The participants were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups, and for the intervention group, ten sessions of stress management training were held using the cognitive-behavioral method. The questionnaires were completed before and after the intervention, and the results were analyzed using SPSS software.

Results: There was a significant difference in the average quality of work life and job satisfaction after the intervention in the two groups (p<0.05) and comparing the average job satisfaction scores in the intervention group compared to the control group.

Conclusion: Considering that the profession of emergency medicine is one of the most stressful jobs in the world, and pre-hospital workers are constantly facing critical conditions and physical and mental stressors, continuous experience of stressful conditions can threaten physical health.
 

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Acknowledgments: This article is the result of the master's degree thesis in emergency nursing with the ethics committee code IR.GMU.REC.1402.071. Therefore, we would like to thank all the officials and staff of the pre-hospital emergency department of the Medical Emergency and Accident Management Center of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences for their participation in the implementation of this research project.

 

Availability of data and materials : No restrictions.

 

 

Conflicts of interest : The authors declare no conflict of interest in this study.

 

 

Consent for publication: Not Applicable.

 

 

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study has a code of ethics with the code IR.GMU.REC.1402.071 and informed consent was obtained to participate in this research. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration.

 

 Financial disclosure: No financial support was received for this study.  

 

 Authors’ contribution:

  1. Conceptualization and design of the study (Ghodrati Torbati, A.), data collection (Vahdati, M.), analysis and interpretation of data (Bazeli, J.;)
  2. Drafting the article or revising it in order to compile thoughtful content (Baloochi Beydokti.T;)
  3. 3. Final approval of the manuscript before sending it to the journal (Bazeli, J;)

 

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