01/01/2006 Medicine Psychology
DOI: 10.1007/S00127-005-0998-7 SemanticScholar ID: 189937794 MAG: 1489588607

The prevalence of nursing staff stress on adult acute psychiatric in-patient wards

Publication Summary

Concerns about recent changes in acute in-patient mental healthcare environments have led to fears about staff stress and poor morale in acute in-patient mental healthcare staff. To review the prevalence of low staff morale, stress, burnout, job satisfaction and psychological well-being amongst staff working in in-patient psychiatric wards. Systematic review. Of 34 mental health studies identified, 13 were specific to acute in-patient settings, and 21 were specific to other non-specified ward-based samples. Most studies did not find very high levels of staff burnout and poor morale but were mostly small, of poor quality and provided incomplete or non-standardised prevalence data. The prevalence of indicators of low morale on acute in-patient mental health wards has been poorly researched and remains unclear. Multi-site, prospective epidemiological studies using validated measures of stress together with personal and organizational variables influencing staff stress in acute in-patient wards are required.

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Prof. Simon Gilbody

University of York - Director of the Mental Health and Addictions Research Group

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