Sornamalar Jemima, M (2010) The Level of Stress and Its Impact on Health Status among Working Women at Manamadurai in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu. Masters thesis, Matha College of Nursing, Manamadurai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Adjustment to change is stressful. Many events in life produce individual stress reaction. Death of a spouse or close family members, divorce, marital separation ,illness are highly stressful events. change in financial state, changes in work, residents, sleeping habits and eating habits causes stress. A descriptive approach was used for this study. The population selected for this study comprised of women involved in Professional, Skilled, Semi-skilled jobs as a fulltime workers. The sample size is 100. A convenience sampling technique was used to collect the data. THE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:- A study to determine the level of stress and its impact on health status among working women in Manamadurai at Sivagangai District. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: 1. To assess the level of stress among working women in Manamadurai. 2. To assess the health status among working women in Manamadurai. 3. To correlate the level of stress and health status among working women in Manamadurai. 4. To find out the association between stress and demographic variables of working women such as age, education, occupational status, income, religion, type of family, number of children, support system available, mode of transport, distance of working place, working agency, duration of working hours, year of experience. 5. To find out the association between health status and demographic variables of working women such as age, education, occupational status, income, religion, type of family, number of children, support system available, mode of transport, distance of working place, working agency, duration of working hours, year of experience. HYPOTHESIS: ❖ There is a significant relationship between stress and health status among working women. ❖ There is a significant association between stress and demographic variables of working women such as age, education, occupational status, income, religion, type of family, number of children, support system available, mode of transport, distance of working place, working agency, duration of working hours, year of experience. ❖ There is a significant association between health status and demographic variables of working women such as age, education, occupational status, income, religion, type of family, number of children, support system available, mode of transport, distance of working place, working agency, duration of working hours, year of experience. ASSUMPTION: ❖ The stress is more common in working women. ❖ The stress may have impact on health status. ❖ The working women stress level can be reduced by proper support system. ❖ Demographic variables may have influence on the health status and coping mechanism thereby decrease the stress level. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: 1. Majority of working women, 36% were the age group of 31- 40 years. As for education, most of them 36% were post graduates and majority of them 44% were in skilled occupation. 2. Most of them 43% were getting above Rs. 5000. Majority of them, 66% belonged to Hindu religion. Majority of them 76% of women belonged to nuclear family. 3. Most of the women, 49% had two children. Majority of them, 53% were supported by society. Most of them 61% Travelled by bus and 70% of women travelled up to 15 km. 4. Most of the subjects, 51% were working above 8 hours and Majority of them, 41% of women had 1-5years experience. 5. In working women, 59% of them had mild stress, 39% had moderate stress and 2% of them had severe stress. 6. In working women, 60% of them had good health, 34% had moderate health and 6% had poor health. 7. Correlation between stress and health status. r = - 0.660. There was a negative correlation. Hence, the stress level increases, the health status decreases. 8. There was a significant association between stress and selected demographic variables such as education, occupation, number of children, mode of transport and duration of working hours. 9. There is a significant association between health status and selected demographic variables such as age number of children, support system, distance of work place and working agency. RECOMMENDATIONS: On the basis of the findings of the study, it is recommended that, • A similar study can be replicated on large samples to generalize the findings. • A comparative study can be conducted to find out the level of stress and health status among working and non-working women. • A similar study can be conducted among the nurses in hospital. • An explorative study can be done to identify the coping strategies among the working women. CONCLUSION: Stress is one of the most complex concept in health and life. Stress is associated with manifestations of physical illness, mental disorders and social disruption. It can also interfere in our day-to-day life events. Women having busy lifestyles and having to juggle between their profession, families, career advancement, child and elderly care, it’s no wonder all these fact they feel pressured to balance work and family life and end up stressed if they fail. Working mothers, regardless of their marital status, experience the most stress. Uncontrolled stress can lead to depression and anxiety, which may even trigger illnesses such as High blood pressure, eczema and asthma. Exhaustion from chronic stress tends to happen when the body cannot rest in order to recover.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.30085434 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | The Level of Stress and Its Impact on Health Status among Working Women at Manamadurai in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2020 19:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2020 19:00 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/13008 |
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