The relationship between stress and the prevalence of psychosomatic

disorders symptoms in ICU doctors and nurses

Elfinsa Ismi Istiqomah03010092

Psychosomatic Disorder

Psychosomatic means mind (psyche) and body (soma). A psychosomatic disorder is a disease which involves both mind and body. Some physical diseases are thought to be particularly prone to be made worse by mental factors such as stress and anxiety.

Method

A descriptive-analytical research undertaken as a cross sectional study.

The study population consisted of doctors and nurses working in critical care units on morning,evening and night work shifts in Tehran Milad Hospital

The sample size was 160 doctors and nurses (95 female and 65 male).

Inclusion criteria included having the bachelor degree and

above in nursing major, also doctors

Exclusion criterion was an activity other

than patients care (e.g. records director or secretary).

Results

112 respondent (70%) had

severe stress

13 respondents (8.2%) had mild

stress

35 respondents (21.8 %)was

moderate stress

Therefore, it seems that there is a direct relationship between the mental pressure and psychosomatic

disorders of doctors and nurses

118 respondents have severe

symptoms (73,7%)

only 12 respondents have

mild symptoms (7.5%)

Discussion• The present study showed

that stress has direct and significant effect on the possibility for the diagnosis of doctors and nurses with various symptoms and psychosomatic disorders. The findings of this study are consistent with that of Nikpour, Nouri Tajer, Haqqani and Ravandi (2009), Sharifi nia, Haq Doust, Haji Hosseini and Hojjati (2011)

• This finding suggests that one way to control the onset and recurrence of psychosomatic disorders is to control of workplace stress and mental pressures that can reduce the morbidity associated with psychosomatic disorders.

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