Job Stress and Coping Strategies among Healthcare Professionals in Specialist Hospital in Jalingo, Taraba State

Abstract

The study investigated job stress and coping strategies among healthcare professionals in a specialist hospital in Jalingo, Taraba State. Three specific objectives with corresponding research questions guided the study. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. The population for the study consisted of 1670 healthcare professionals from specialist hospital in Jalingo, Taraba State. The sample size was 320 respondents. The random sampling technique by balloting without replacement was used to draw the sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was researcher-developed instrument titled Job Stress and Coping Strategies Questionnaire” (JSCSQ).  The instrument was subjected to face validation. The reliability index of 0.70 was obtained for the internal consistency of the instrument using the Cronbach Alpha method. Mean and standard deviation was used for answering the research questions. The findings of the study indicated that there was job stress experienced by healthcare professionals in specialist hospital in Jalingo, Taraba State. It was also found that age, gender, and designation were not significant factors for job stress among healthcare professionals. It was recommended among others that Seminars and workshops should be organized by government to sensitize HCPs on stress improvement coping strategies.