Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed at examining the association between job-related stress, type of coping profiles, and social support with the quality of life (QOL) affected by gastrointestinal symptoms among Japanese nurses working at acute care hospitals.
Methods: We measured job-related stress factors, type of coping profiles, social support, and the affected QOL by gastrointestinal symptoms in 366 female nurses working at two acute care hospitals by logistic regression analysis.
Results: The results showed that job-related stress factors, such as high "quantitative overload," high "qualitative overload," high "physical load," low "skill discretion," and low "job fitness," and the type of coping profile factors such as "escape/avoidance coping" were related. These six factors increased the risk of gastrointestinal symptoms. The other factors such as "age" and "support from family and/ or friends" were also related; however, these factors decreased the risk of gastrointestinal symptoms.
Conclusion: Job-related stress and the type of coping profiles affected the QOL by gastrointestinal symptoms among Japanese nurses working at acute care hospitals.
