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Stress And Its Associated Factors In Mothers With Preterm Infants In A Private Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Akbar
Stress And Its Associated Factors In Mothers With Preterm Infants In A Private Tertiary Care Hospital Of Karachi, Pakistan, Salima Akbar
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Background: Preterm births are the leading cause of death worldwide. Preterm births not only have devastating effects on the new born, but they also have psychological effects on the mothers. Identifying stress related to preterm births, and the factors associated with the stress among mothers with preterm infants is of great importance, for providing sound care to the newborns and their mothers. This study aimed to assess the level of stress and the factors associated with increased level of stress among mothers with preterm infants, in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
Purpose: The study aimed to answer the …
Burnout And Its Impact On Nurses And Doctors, Zahra Tharani, Abeer Musaddique, Syeda Humera Qutb
Burnout And Its Impact On Nurses And Doctors, Zahra Tharani, Abeer Musaddique, Syeda Humera Qutb
School of Nursing & Midwifery
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Work-Related Stress Among Midwives In Central Uganda. A Key Comparison Between Rural-Urban And Private-Public Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study, Diana Mbatudde, Ahmed Sarki, Ofra Halperin, Ekaete Asuquo, Grace Edward
Work-Related Stress Among Midwives In Central Uganda. A Key Comparison Between Rural-Urban And Private-Public Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study, Diana Mbatudde, Ahmed Sarki, Ofra Halperin, Ekaete Asuquo, Grace Edward
Journal of Asian Midwives (JAM)
Background: Midwives in Uganda face challenges that predispose them to vulnerability and traumatic work-related stress which may impact the provision of quality midwifery care and the well-being of midwives. This study aimed at exploring the prevalence and sources of work-related stress and comparing the differences in the experiences of stress among rural or urban midwives and private or public midwives in health facilities in central Uganda.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was utilized. The 57-item Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS) was used to collect data from 208 midwives working in urban and rural (both public and private) health facilities …
Factors Associated With Stress Among Adolescents In The City Of Nawabshah, Pakistan, Yasmin Parpio, Salima Farooq, Saleema A. Gulzar, Ambreen Tharani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Fawad Javed
Factors Associated With Stress Among Adolescents In The City Of Nawabshah, Pakistan, Yasmin Parpio, Salima Farooq, Saleema A. Gulzar, Ambreen Tharani, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Fawad Javed
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Objective: To identify the risk factors of stress among school-going adolescents in rural Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2005, comprising 800 school-going children of 10-16 years of age in Nawabshah, through simple random sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire to assess the potential risk factors of stress. A modified version of Perceived stress scale was utilized to measure stress level. SPSS 12 was used for statistical analysis, while multiple linear regression analysis was run to identify the factors associated with stress in the study population.
Results: Of the total, 529 (66%) children belonged to …