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2008

University of the Incarnate Word

Taipei

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The Relationships Among Work Related Stress, Health Status, And Physical Activity Participation Of Nurses In Teaching Hospitals In Taipei, Taiwan, Ming-Hui Yao May 2008

The Relationships Among Work Related Stress, Health Status, And Physical Activity Participation Of Nurses In Teaching Hospitals In Taipei, Taiwan, Ming-Hui Yao

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among work-related stress, health status, and physical activity participation of the nurses in teaching hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan. A quantitiative research design was used in this study. Participants were 420 female nurses systematically selected from 5 teaching hospitals. The participants were asked to complete a survey package including 4 instruments (Nurse Stress Scale (NSS), SF- 36 Health Survey, Stage of Exercise Scale (SOES), Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. The results showed that among the 7 factors of nursing stress, work load was rated the highest by …