Mohsen Pakdaman - Department of Health Services Management, Health Policy and Management Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Farimah Shamsi - Health Data Modeling Research Center, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Narges Malekpour - Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran

Background: Job stress greatly affects the physical and mental health of nurses. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual health and job stress among nurses working in selected hospitals of Yazd University of Medical Sciences and Health Services in ۲۰۲۰. Methods: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted in ۲۰۲۰ in Rahnemoun and Shahid Sadoughi hospitals in Yazd. The sample size was ۲۰۳ nurses selected through random cluster sampling. Data were collected using the Pulotzin Wallison Spiritual Health questionnaire and the Tuft and Anderson Job Stress Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Spearman, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis correlation coefficient by SPSS۲۴. Results: The mean of nurses' job stress was (۱۰۹.۱۷ ± ۲۸.۶۶) and the mean of spiritual health was (۹۲.۵۸ ± ۱۴.۸۰). The relationship between job stress and spiritual health was statistically significant and negative (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱). There was a statistically significant relationship between spiritual health and marital status(P-value = ۰.۰۰۰۲), age groups(P-value = ۰.۰۱۳), work group(P-value = ۰.۰۰۳)s and employment status (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱); and between job stress and gender (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱), marital status (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱), age groups (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱), work experience(P-value < ۰.۰۰۱) and employment status (P-value < ۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: In order to improve spiritual health, experts advise managers and supervisors to hold classes and seminars related to the positive effects of spiritual health regarding physical and mental health. Consequently, their job performance will improve.  

Spiritual health, Job stress, Nurses, Yazd