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 CenterBeijing Rehabilitation Hospital,Capital Medical UniversityBeijing 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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