Occupational Health 2018
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
Page 28
May 28-29, 2018
London, UK
4
th
Edition of International Conference on
Occupational Health and
Safety
T
his study proposes to determine effect of Workplace
Mental Health Promotion Program on work-related stress
and coping skills of women worker. The research was designed
as pre-post-test control group research. The sample consisted
of 35 women workers in each group. Reminder mesaj, video,
whatsup text, check-list sheets, camera recording methods
were used at fallow up stage of the program Workplace
Mental Health Promotion Program was applied to intervention
group on the base of Work-related stress model. General
occupational nursing services were applied to control group
members. The research measurements are Sociodemographic
characteristics form, mental symptoms scale, physical
symptom scale, social support scale, Brief coping profile scale,
IgA enzyme and cortisol hormone analysis. Data were collected
before and after the intervention, at 1
st
, 3
rd
months fallowing
the program. The mean age of the workers was 32,3±9,01.
After the program intervention, there was found statistically
significant differences between the intervention and control
group with regards to work-related stress, physical symptoms,
social support, work performance, and coping skills which
were seeking help for solution, changing mood, changing point
of view, avoidance and suppression and emotional expression
involving others. Also, there was significant differences with
regards to IgA enzyme and cortisol hormone score before the
program intervention and just after the program intervention
in the intervention group. (p˂0.000). Workplace Mental Health
Promotion Program was found to be effective on work-related
job stress management and promoting effective coping skills
of women workers.
Biography
Dr. Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek received my master degree and PhD in depart-
ment of Public Health Nursing from University of Istanbul (Turkey). I have
managedmany different public health projects (
occupational health, assess-
ment, health promotion, prevention, treatment, epidemiological research…
) in
variety village, schools, community health centres and at
workplaces.Mycurrent focus is on women and child workers’ health, occupational stress
and management, health promotion and HIV/AIDS. Also, I give consultancy
to textile workers and work voluntarily as a consultant about occupational
health and safety, healthy life behaviours, risk assessment and hygiene in
elementary, high schools and vocational training schools.
ozlem.koseoglu@bilgi.edu.trEFFECTS OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKPLACE PROMOTION PROGRAM ON
WORK-RELATED STRESS AND COPING SKILLS OF WORKING WOMEN
Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek
a*
and
M.Nihal Esin(s)
b
a
Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
b Prof.Dr. M. Nihal Esin, Department of Community Health Nursing,
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University, Abide-i Hürriyet Caddesi, Şişli,
İstanbul, Turkey
Ozlem Koseoglu Orneka et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C2-005