Sources of stress experienced by occupational therapists and social workers in mental health settings
✍ Scribed by Chris Lloyd; Kryss McKenna; Robert King
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 151 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-7903
- DOI
- 10.1002/oti.17
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✦ Synopsis
This study examined the sources of stress experienced by occupational therapists and social workers employed in Australian public mental health services and identified the demographic and work-related factors related to stress using a cross-sectional survey design. Participants provided demographic and workrelated information and completed the Mental Health Professionals Stress Scale. The overall response rate to the survey was 76.6%, consisting of 196 occupational therapists and 108 social workers. Results indicated that lack of resources, relationships and conflicts with other professionals, workload, and professional self-doubt were correlated with increased stress. Working in case management was associated with stress caused by client-related difficulties, lack of resources, and professional selfdoubt. The results of this study suggest that Australian occupational therapists and social workers experience stress, with social workers reporting slightly more overall stress than occupational therapists.