Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2015 Nov;24(4):352-362. 10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.4.352.

Effects of Job Stress and Supervisory Support on Depression of Care Givers in Elderly Care Facilities

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Chuncheon Campus, Kangwon National University Graduate School, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Chuncheon Campus, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. hpark@kangwon.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of job stress and support from supervisors on depression of care givers in elderly care facilities.
METHODS
Subjects were 191 care givers working in elderly care facilities in K-Province in Korea. Data were collected from self-administered questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, chi2 test, t-test, F-test, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple logistic regression with dummy variables were used for statistical analysis of data.
RESULTS
Job stress measured with Korean Occupational Stress Scale was 56.16+/-5.88. Emotional and instrumental support from supervisors were 37.05+/-7.30 and 32.39+/-7.34, respectively. After controlling for general characteristics, job stress was significantly related to depression (OR: 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01~1.14). However, job stress became non-significant in the model that included instrumental support from supervisors. Not emotional but instrumental support from supervisors was significantly related to depression of care givers (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.88~0.99).
CONCLUSION
Results of this study suggest that job stress has negative effects and instrumental support from supervisors has protective effects on depression of care givers in elderly care facilities. Therefore, measures to increase instrumental support by supervisors should be developed to improve psychological health of care givers in elderly care facilities.

Keyword

Care givers; Job stress; Support; Depression

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Caregivers*
Depression*
Humans
Korea
Logistic Models
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