The Effect of Stress Management Education Based on PRECEDE Model on Occupational Stress of Nurses in Hospitals of Iranshahr Iran

Background & Objective: The phenomenon of occupational stress is an inevitable part of professional life that has negative effects on different areas of life The purpose of this research was to identify the effects of PRECEDE modelbased training on reduction of nurses occupational stress Methods: The present study was a quasiexperimental study on nurses First subjects with a medium to high stress level were chosen Then the nurses of Iran and KhatamOlAnbia hospitals Tehran Iran were randomly assigned as intervention (n = ۴۰) and control (n = ۴۱) groups Data gathering tools included the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) to determine nurses occupational stress and PRECEDE Model Structures Questionnaire to provide educational intervention Training was carried out in two ۴hour sessions in two consecutive days Subjects were monitored for ۳ months Statistical analysis was performed before and ۱ month and ۳ months after training using SPSS software Descriptive statistical tests independent ttest repeated measures oneway ANOVA and Pearson correlation were used Results: Mean NSS score of the intervention group reduced from ۱۱۲۸۰ ± ۱۷۴۶ to ۹۳۱۵ ± ۲۸۷۹ after the training Moreover after training the variables of reinforcement enabler and manner showed a significant increase in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < ۰۰۵) Conclusion: Results showed that the PRECEDE model for stress management education was effective in the reduction of nurses stress level

کلیدواژه ها:

Occupational stress ، Nurses ، PRECEDE model ، Education