Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Patient Safety Performance of Operating Room Technologists in Medical - Educational Hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2017 Download PDF

Introduction: One of the important issues in health sector is the quality of care provided to patients. The quality of care involves a number of elements, and patient safety is one of its most important components. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between the occupational stresses of operating room technologists with their patient safety performances in Medical - Educational hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016-17. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 128 operating room technologists selected by census methodology from teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences. The data were collected using three questionnaires of demographic information, safe surgery, and Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS). Data analysis was done using independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient by SPSS software. Results: Mean score of occupational stress among operating room technologists under study was 119.11 with a standard deviation of 40.57, which indicated an occupational stress level higher than the median score of the tool, which was equal to 114. The results showed that mental and physical factors as well as the social work environment were among stressors with a mean of 2.15±0.75, 2.09± 0.75, and 2.08±0.87, respectively. Also, Pearson correlation test showed that occupational stress had a significant inverse correlation with the performance of operating room technologists in terms of patient safety (p=0.05, r= -0.174). Conclusion: The results showed that occupational stress had a significant inverse correlation with performance in terms of patient safety.