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. 2008 Feb 19;98(6):1046–1052. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604270

Table 3. Distribution of 121 physicians and 229 nurses according to sources of stress related to job and patients and judgement of training received.

  Physicians N (%) Nurses N (%) χ2 (P-value)
Sources of stress related to job
 Excessive workload 72 (59.50) 143 (62.45) 0.29 (0.591)
 Inadequacy of healthcare facility 70 (57.85) 96 (41.92) 8.06 (0.005)
 Lack of free time 70 (57.85) 75 (32.75) 20.56 (<0.001)
 Physical tiredness 54 (44.36) 131 (57.21) 5.03 (0.025)
 Negative relationship with superiors 51 (42.15) 83 (36.24) 1.17 (0.280)
 Low salary 42 (34.71) 110 (48.03) 5.72 (0.017)
 Negative relationship with colleagues 43 (35.54) 100 (43.67) 2.17 (0.141)
 Losing patients 40 (33.06) 89 (38.86) 1.15 (0.284)
 Personal dissatisfaction 43 (35.54) 76 (33.19) 0.19 (0.659)
 Excess of responsibility 50 (41.32) 74 (32.31) 2.81 (0.094)
 Ethical and moral problems 42 (34.71) 44 (19.21) 10.26 (0.001)
       
Sources of stress related to patients
 Work with young patients 57 (47.11) 145 (63.32) 8.53 (0.004)
 Work with terminally ill patients 56 (46.28) 106 (46.29) 0.00 (0.999)
 Work with suffering patients 52 (42.98) 89 (38.86) 0.56 (0.456)
 Work with patients’ families 42 (34.71) 76 (33.19) 0.082 (0.774)
 Work with demanding patients 20 (16.53) 33 (14.41) 0.28 (0.599)
 Work with patients with life-threatening diseases 41 (33.88) 62 (27.07) 1.77 (0.184)
       
Judgement of training received
 Adequate clinical training 108 (90) 201 (93.49) 1.31 (0.253)
 Adequate communication training 103 (85.83) 139 (70.20) 10.04 (0.002)
 Adequate managerial training 43 (36.44) 110 (54.73) 9.96 (0.002)