Boyaci, KismetSensoy, FundaBeydag, Kerime DeryaKiyak, MithatBeslenme ve Diyetetik / Nutrition and DieteticsSağlık Yönetimi / Healthcare Management2024-05-252024-05-25201461877-042810.1016/j.sbspro.2014.09.233https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.09.233https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/703The purpose of this research was to determine main stress factors that health workers face with and ways of coping with this stress. To this end, data were obtained by face to face questionnaire from 103 health care workers employed in Merzifon Asker Hastanesi. These data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 package program. At the end of the study, 83 % of the participants stated that they have various stress factors. in the studied sample, disvaluation of work by others, inequitable distribution of tasks, common workplace gossip, relations with managers, injustice in performance evaluation as well as patient dissatisfaction and fear of complaints were found as leading stress factors. When methods for coping with stress were questioned, most common answers were; 'I repress', 'I fret', I try to solve by myself, and 21will share with my close friends and my family2. it was found that stress factors and coping methods differ based on occupation, sex, and business life time. Considering that services in health sector should be carried out with the least error possible, its obvious that personnel satisfaction has a key role. Therefore, there is an urgent need for effective studies about individual and corporate stress management are needed in our health corporation for the reduction of stress factors. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesshealth workersoccupational stressstress factorsstress managementConference Object152470475WOS:000348253300083