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Job Strain, Coping Strategies, And Work Performance Among Oncology Nurses Working In Saudi Oncology Care Settings, Dhuha Youssef Wazqar

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A review of literature has revealed that although a great deal of research has been conducted internationally about job strain, coping strategies, and work performance in nurses, very little of this research has included nurses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and oncology nurses in general. The purpose of this predictive correlational study was to investigate the relationship between job strain, coping strategies, and work performance among nurses working in Saudi oncology care settings. A hypothesized study model was developed and tested based on Karasek’s Demand–Control Model and Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.

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