Title |
Burnout, Psychological Symptoms, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Midwives Working on Perinatal Wards: A Cross-Cultural Study Between Japan and Switzerland
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, September 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00387 |
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Authors |
Misari Oe, Tetsuya Ishida, Céline Favrod, Chantal Martin-Soelch, Antje Horsch |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to explore cross-cultural differences in symptoms of burnout, anxiety, depression, general psychological distress, and secondary traumatic stress between Asian (Japan) and European (Switzerland) midwives. One hundred seventy midwives participated in the study. There were significant differences in age group [χ2(3) = 24.2, p < 0.01], marital or relationship status [χ2(2) = 28.4, p < 0.01], and years of experience [χ2(2) = 17.8, p < 0.01] between the two countries. The Japanese staff were younger, more often unmarried, and had less experience than the Swiss staff. The mean score of depersonalization was significantly higher in Switzerland (4.8 ± 3.8) than in Japan (3.2 ± 3.7; |z| = 2.71, p < 0.01). The mean score of general psychological distress in the Swiss sample (12.8 ± 6.5) was significantly higher than that in the Japanese sample (10.3 ± 6.2; |z| = 2.04, p = 0.04). In addition, the mean score of secondary traumatic stress was higher in the Swiss sample (31.8 ± 9.7) than in the Japanese sample (24.1 ± 8.6; |z| = 4.56, p < 0.01). These results may reflect cultural differences such as working conditions or family environment between Japan and Switzerland. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Switzerland | 2 | 25% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
Scientists | 3 | 38% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 65 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Unknown | 26 | 40% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 18 | 28% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
Philosophy | 1 | 2% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
Other | 6 | 9% |
Unknown | 25 | 38% |