B Vitamins, Work-related Stress and Emotional Mental Disorders: a Cross-sectional Study Among Nurses in Indonesia

Overview

Journal Nurs Open

Specialty Nursing

Date 2022 Apr 18

PMID 35434916

Authors

Marwan Sofyan

Dewi Yunia Fitriani

Dewi Friska

Ray Wagiu Basrowi

Ahmad Fuady

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Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between intake of vitamins B1, B6, B9 and B12 with emotional mental disorders among nurses in Indonesia.

Design: This cross-sectional study included nurses who have worked at least six months at a private hospital in Indonesia from March to April 2021.

Methods: We used the Food Frequency Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire 20 and the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale questionnaire to assess the B-vitamin intake, emotional mental disorders and work-related stress.

Results: Of 80 interviewed nurses, 8.8% experienced severe work-related stress, and 22.5% had emotional mental disorders. Most nurses had inadequate intake of vitamins B1 and B9 but had adequate intake of vitamins B6 (72.5%) and B12 (56.3%). Emotional mental disorders are more probably to occur in nurses with less intake of vitamins B6 and B12, with respective aOR of 20.06, 95% CI 4.14-97.09 (p < .001) and 4.49, 95% CI 1.19-16.83 (p = .026).

Citing Articles

B Vitamins, work-related stress and emotional mental disorders: a cross-sectional study among nurses in Indonesia.

Sofyan M, Fitriani D, Friska D, Wagiu Basrowi R, Fuady A Nurs Open. 2022; 9(4):2037-2043.

PMID: 35434916 PMC: 9190671. DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1213.

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