Objective To investigate and evaluate the status of occupation stress and quality of life among medical staff of Shenyang hospitals above municipal level, and to provide basis for making health protection measures and improving their quality of life.
Methods A total of 345 staff from 2 Shenyang hospitals above municipal level were selected by cluster and random sampling. Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised (OSI-R) and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were used for interview. Statistical analyses were performed using t-test and variance analysis for comparison of stress and quality of life under various factors, and covariance analysis for correlation evaluation between stress and quality of life.
Results Significantly higher scores of personal strains were found among the staff under 35 years of age, females, nurses, and the medical staff working more night shifts (P<0.05). The scores of physical health domain in quality of life in the medical staff decreased with age. The male participants showed higher quality of life than the females (P<0.05); the same result was found in the medical staff having less night shifts. A significantly negative correlation between personal strain and quality of life was also found (P<0.01).
Conclusion Occupational stress is one of the important risk factors that affect quality of life of medical staff.
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