1Makassar Nursing Academy, Makassar, Indonesia
2Post-Graduate School, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
3Reproductive Health and Family, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University., Makassar, Indonesia
4Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
5Yapma Academy of Midwifery, Makassar, Indonesia
6Academy of Midwifery Syekh Yusuf Gowa, Makassar, Indonesia
7Departement of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
American Journal of Public Health Research.
2018,
Vol. 6 No. 1, 18-20
DOI: 10.12691/ajphr-6-1-4
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Ekayanti Hafidah Ahmad, Alimin Maidin, Tahir Abdullah, Furqaan Naiem, Syahruni Buraerah, Rika Handayanif, Prihantono Prihantono. Relationship of Work Stress to the Performance of Intensive Care Unit Nurses in Makassar.
American Journal of Public Health Research. 2018; 6(1):18-20. doi: 10.12691/ajphr-6-1-4.
Correspondence to: Prihantono Prihantono, Departement of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. Email:
prihantono.md@gmail.comAbstract
Aim: This study aims to determine the relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar Hospital. Method: This is quantitative research with the observational method using cross-sectional study. Samples were taken as many as 36 people as respondents conducted by using proportionate random sampling. Data collected through observation, interview, and documentation by using questionnaires Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the data was analyzed through Gamma & Somer’s d test. Result: Female nurses in the ICU who suffered severe job stress, 91.7% have less performance, the correlation value of 0.522, significant with p-value = 0.001. Conclusion: This study shows that there is a relationship between work stress to the performance of Intensive Care Unit nurses in Makassar city hospitals. Lack of staff and lack of sleep regarded as physical stressors that can reduce the performance of ICU nurses.
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