Louch, G, O'Hara, J orcid.org/0000-0001-5551-9975, Gardner, P orcid.org/0000-0002-8799-0443 et al. (1 more author) (2017) A Daily Diary Approach to the Examination of Chronic Stress, Daily Hassles and Safety Perceptions in Hospital Nursing. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 24 (6). pp. 946-956. ISSN 1070-5503
Abstract
Purpose: Stress is a significant concern for individuals and organisations. Few studies have explored stress, burnout and patient safety in hospital nursing on a daily basis at the individual level. This study aimed to examine the effects of chronic stress and daily hassles on safety perceptions, the effect of chronic stress on daily hassles experienced and chronic stress as a potential moderator. Method: Utilising a daily diary design, 83 UK hospital nurses completed three end-of-shift diaries, yielding 324 person days. Hassles, safety perceptions and workplace cognitive failure were measured daily, and a baseline questionnaire included a measure of chronic stress. Hierarchical multivariate linear modelling was used to analyse the data. Results: Higher chronic stress was associated with more daily hassles, poorer perceptions of safety and being less able to practise safely, but not more workplace cognitive failure. Reporting more daily hassles was associated with poorer perceptions of safety, being less able to practise safely and more workplace cognitive failure. Chronic stress did not moderate daily associations. The hassles reported illustrate the wide-ranging hassles nurses experienced. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate, in addition to chronic stress, the importance of daily hassles for nurses’ perceptions of safety and the hassles experienced by hospital nurses on a daily basis. Nurses perceive chronic stress and daily hassles to contribute to their perceptions of safety. Measuring the number of daily hassles experienced could proactively highlight when patient safety threats may arise, and as a result, interventions could usefully focus on the management of daily hassles.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © International Society of Behavioral Medicine 2017. This is an author produced version of a paper published in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9655-2. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Nursing; Chronic stress; Patient safety; Daily hassles; Diary methods |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 May 2017 10:02 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2018 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12529-017-9655-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116850 |