Stress and Stress Management Behavior of Health Personnel in Community Hospital,Songkhla Province During COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Manee Prasertboonchai โรงพยาบาลเทพา จังหวัดสงขลา

Keywords:

Stress, Health Personnel, Stress Management, COVID-19

Abstract

This survey research aimed to study level of stress and stress management  of Health and the relationship between stress and stress management behavior of Health personnel in Community Hospital,Songkhla Province During  COVID-19  pandemic .The sample consisted of 400 Health Personnel in Community Hospital,Songkhla Province.The research instrument was questionnaire about stress and stress management of  Health Personnel. Data were analyzed using  descriptive  statistics  T-test  F-test  and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

The study results are as following  The stress of Health Personnel in Community hospital,Songkhla Province  was moderate level .The majority of study group managed their stress with emotion more than rationality (  =2.58 SD= .73,  =2.42  SD= .62).There was a positively relationship at a moderate level with significant correlation between stress and stress Management (r .442, p < .001).

 

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Published

2023-03-21

How to Cite

ประเสริฐบุญชัย ม. . (2023). Stress and Stress Management Behavior of Health Personnel in Community Hospital,Songkhla Province During COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Department of Health Service Support-วารสารวิชาการกรมสนับสนุนบริการสุขภาพ, 19(1), 19–28. Retrieved from https://thaidj.org/index.php/jdhss/article/view/13235

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