Analysis of status and affected factors of work stress of nursing assistant in nursing home

Objective To investigate work stress state of nursing home staff and to analyze the influential factors affecting work stress. Methods Stratified random sampling method was adopted to investigate 180 nursing assistants by self-designed questionnaire, Work Stress Scale(WSS), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and internal-external locus of control scale investigation. Results Totally 174 valid questionnaires were collected. Variance analysis revealed there were significant differences of age and other factors. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed five variables entered the equation, including workexpenence education level number of the cared ages work scheduline coping stule and explain 56.7% of the total variable. Conclusion Nurse managers should pay attention to and improve achievement sense and mental adjustment ability of nursing assistants, to build a well-organized support system to reduce the workload. Key words: Nursing assistants; Stress; Coping styles; Locus of mental control; Influential factors