OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (24): 3324-3328.

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Effects of instant messaging software use pressure and work-family conflict on occupational stress in cardiology nurses

ZHANG Liu, ZHANG Zhenying(), SUN Xiaojing, XU Zhiping, FAN Xiaoyu, HAN Wenya   

  1. Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital,Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China
  • Received:2025-04-06 Revised:2025-04-14 Online:2025-12-15 Published:2026-01-22
  • Contact: ZHANG Zhenying,Chief physician,E-mail:13331012530@189.cn

Abstract:

Objective To explore the effects of stress from using instant messaging software and work-family conflict on occupational stress among nurses in the cardiology department. Methods From October to December 2024,178 nurses in the cardiology department of 11 grade-A tertiary general hospitals in Beijing were surveyed using the stress scale for using instant messaging software,the work-family conflict scale,and the occupational stress scale. The influencing factors and correlations of stress from using instant messaging software,work-family conflict,and occupational stress among nurses in the cardiology department were analyzed. Hierarchical regression was used to analyze the effects of stress from using instant messaging software and work-family conflict on occupational stress. Results The stress score of cardiology nurses using instant messaging software was (19.76±3.54)points,the work-family conflict score was (58.84±9.26)points,and the occupational stress score was (383.98±78.37)points. There were statistically significant differences in the scores of stress from using instant messaging software,work-family conflict,and occupational stress by cardiology nurses in terms of age,professional title,working time,average monthly income,and average weekly shifts(all P<0.05). The influencing factors of stress from using instant messaging software,work-family conflict,and occupational stress of cardiology nurses were age,professional title,working time,average monthly income,and average weekly shifts(all P<0.05). The stress of cardiology nurses using instant messaging software was positively correlated with work-family conflict and occupational stress(r=0.538,0.617,both P<0.01),and work-family conflict was positively correlated with occupational stress(r=0.584,P<0.01). The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that the stress of using instant messaging software and work-family conflict could jointly explain 42.80% of the variation of occupational stress of cardiology nurses. Conclusion The stress from using instant messaging software and work-family conflict are influencing factors of occupational stress in cardiology nurses. Reducing the stress from using instant messaging software and work-family conflict can significantly reduce the occupational stress of cardiology nurses.

Key words: Cardiology nurses, Stress from using instant messaging software, Work-family conflict, Occupational stress, Influencing factors

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