Current status and coping style of work stress among medical staff in Suzhou city

Objective To investigate current situation and coping style of work stress among medical personnel in Suzhou city of Jiangsu province.Methods A self-administered questionnaire survey on work stress and coping style to the stress was conducted with a general questionnaire and the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS) among 4 930 medical staff recruited with multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling in Suzhou city between January and December 2015.Results Of all the participants,4 718 answered the questionnaires validly,with a response rate of 95.70%.The average score of work stress was 26.58±6.07 for all the participants and 2 829 (59.96%) participants had the work stress score of greater than 25.The level of stress with potential health hazards differed significantly by gender,education,job title,income,working section,and working hospital among the participants (all P<0.05).The CPSS score of the medical staff was related to their gender,education,job title,income,and the grade of working hospital (all P<0.05).The positive coping style score was related to gender,education,job title,income,and the grade of working hospital (all P<0.05).The score of negative coping style differed by gender,education,job title,and the grade of working hospital.There was a significant reverse correlation between CPSS score and active coping style score (r=-0.492,P=0.021) and a significant positive correlation between CPSS score and negative coping style (r=0.177,P=0.030).Conclusion High work stress existed and the stress was influenced by coping style among medical staff in Suzhou city.