The prevalence of nursing staff stress on adult acute psychiatric in-patient wards. A systematic review.

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

Dept. of Health Sciences, University of York, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University Road, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.

Published: January 2006

Background: Concerns about recent changes in acute in-patient mental health care environments have led to fears about staff stress and poor morale in acute in-patient mental health care staff.

Aim: To review the prevalence of low staff morale, stress, burnout, job satisfaction and psychological well-being amongst staff working in in-patient psychiatric wards.

Method: Systematic review.

Results: Of 34 mental health studies identified, 13 were specific to acute in-patient settings, and 21 were specific to other non-specified ward-based samples. Most studies did not find very high levels of staff burnout and poor morale but were mostly small, of poor quality and provided incomplete or non-standardised prevalence data.

Conclusions: The prevalence of indicators of low morale on acute in-patient mental health wards has been poorly researched and remains unclear. Multi-site, prospective epidemiological studies using validated measures of stress together with personal and organizational variables influencing staff stress in acute in-patient wards are required.

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