ANNEXURES

Annexure A - Questionnaire
Respected Sir/Madam,

This survey asks for your views regarding your occupational stress, work-life balance
and turnover intentions and should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
Please take a few moments to complete this survey. Once you have completed the
survey, please mail it to “neha.stress@gmail.com”. The Researcher assures you that
the analysis / your response / opinion shall be kept highly confidential and shall only be
used for the current research and for purely academic purpose.

Thank you in advance for your participation. We look forward to receiving your
responses!

Part I – Demographic Information

Name (Optional):

Type of organization: Please Tick []

Govt. Hospital

Private Hospital

Gender: Please Tick []

Male

Female

Age group: Please Tick []

Up to 30 years

31-40 years

41-50 years

Above 50 years

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Family status: Please Tick []

Single

Married (2 people)

Family (3 or more people)

Educational Qualifications: Please Tick []

B. Sc. Nursing

M. Sc. Nursing

A. N. M.

G. N. M.

Experience in nursing: Please Tick []

1-7 years

8-15 years

16-22 years

23 years and more

Ward/Unit: Please Tick []

ICU

Emergency Ward

Internal Medical

Paediatric

Gynaecology

Operation Theatre (OT)

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Part II –Occupational Stress Factors. The following questions will aid us in
understanding how stressful various work related conditions are for you in your
organisation. Please tick [] the box you can relate the most to based on your opinion.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree
Occupational Stress Factors

Disagree

Neutral

Agree
1. I cannot honestly talk about how I feel about my
job at my workplace
2. My job has a lot of responsibility, with very little
authority
3. I could usually do a much better job if I were given
more time and authority
4. I rarely receive adequate appreciation or reward for
a good performance
5. My workplace environment is not very pleasant.
6. My workplace environment is not very supportive
7. I have to deal with insults, abuse and discrimination
at my workplace.
8. I am exposed to harmful radiations, chemicals,
contagious diseases, etc. on regular basis.
9. I do not feel like I have a lot of control over my life
at work
10. I feel highly pressured, nervous and strained as a
result of my workload
11. I feel that changing shifts and night shifts add to my
job stress
12. I am unable to manage the tasks because of
unachievable deadlines
13. I feel like the non nursing tasks leave me with little
time for completing my nurse duties.
14. I feel worn out and weary after work and have
trouble falling asleep because of work
15. I feel guilty to take time off because of the nature of
my job
16. I feel overwhelmed dealing with terminally ill
patients and death
17. I feel like I have less than required time to provide
physical, mental and emotional care for patients
18. My salary is very low with little or no incentives
19. I feel like there are very less or no opportunities for
career growth and advancement in my organisation.

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 20. I feel tired because of very long duty hours and lack
of holidays.
21. I feel over burdened because of very low nurse-
patient ratio in my organisation.
22. I find it difficult to gain familiarity with new
medicines, medical procedures and their
combinations
23. I find it difficult to decide what and how much to
tell patients and their relatives about their health
status
24. I feel demoralized because of facing verbal abuse
from patients and their relatives
25. I feel Fear of making mistakes while treating
patients in absence of doctors or while handling
critical cases.
Part III – Work-Life Balance Factors. The following questions will aid us in
understanding how your working conditions affect your work-life balance and vice-a-
versa. Please tick [] the box you can relate the most to based on your opinion.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree
Work-Life Balance Factors

Disagree

Neutral

Agree
1. The demands of my work interfere with my social
life and I have to make changes to my plans for
activities away from work.
2. The amount of time my job takes up makes it
difficult to fulfill other interests, responsibilities and
duties.
3. I feel too tired and frazzled and miss participating in
family activities due to work.
4. Owing to the pressures from work, I cannot or do not
want to indulge in my hobbies.
5. I frequently worry about work when not in work
place and bring office work to home.
6. My personal life consumes a lot of energy and I feel
tired at work.
7. My family pressure and social obligations impact my
day to day work duties.
8. I often have less time to devote for office work due
to time demands at home.

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Part IV – Turnover Intentions Factors. The following questions will aid us in
understanding how your working conditions have affected your turnover intentions.
Please tick [] the box you can relate the most to based on your opinion.

Strongly Disagree

Strongly Agree
Turnover Intentions Factors

Disagree

Neutral

Agree
1. I often dream about getting another job that will
better suit my needs
2. I do not think I will spend my entire career with this
organization and actively search for alternatives
3. I Intend to leave this profession altogether
4. I will accept another job at the same compensation
level if offered to me.
5. I feel like my current job is satisfying my personal
needs
6. I am happy with my present job and often look
forward to another day at work.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. If you have any other
comments, suggestions, topics which you feel should have been addressed, and
reactions to this Survey, etc. please feel free to contact through the e-mail id
“neha.stress@gmail.com”

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Annexure - B
Table A: Stress, Work Life Balance and Turnover Intentions Levels based on
Demographic Profiles of Respondents

Particulars Stress (%) Work Life Balance Turnover Intentions

(%) (%)
Low Mod. High Low Mod. High Low Mod. High
Type of Organization
Government 72 15 13 73 5 22 15 5 80
Hospital
Private Hospital 73 8 19 66 10 24 17.52 3.48 79
Gender
Male 73 9 18 68 6.55 25.45 17 4 79
Female 72 14 14 70 7 23 16.65 4.35 79
Age Group
Up to 30 74 11 15 66.38 9.62 24 18 3 79
31-40 70.72 13.28 16 72 7 21 15 3.36 81.64
41-50 66 19 15 75 8 17 15.95 4.05 80
Above 50 68.40 13.60 18 81.72 1.28 17 13 5.12 81.88
Family Status
Single 74 8.68 17.32 65.66 7.34 27 20 1 79
Married (2 74 16.42 9.58 68 9 23 16.71 4.29 79
People)
Family (3 or 71.10 12.90 16 73 6 21 15 4 81
more)
Educational Level
B. Sc. Nursing 75 12 13 68 9 23 18 3 79
M. Sc. Nursing 73.76 11.24 15 70 0.22 29.78 18 2.88 79.12
A. N. M. 71.38 15.62 13 66 11.62 22.38 15 6 79
G. N. M. 71 9.64 19.36 70 6 24 16 4 80
Experience (in years)
1-7 74 11.50 14.50 67 9 24 18 3 79
8-15 65 22 13 73 4.54 22.46 15 4 81
16-22 60 7.04 32.96 72 9 19 14 1 85
22 and above 66 4 30 78.68 4.32 17 15.29 3.03 81. 68
Ward/Unit of Work
ICU 74 14 12 65 3 32 19 3 78
Emergency 74 13 13 72 4 24 16 4 80
Internal 65.88 9.40 24.72 77 3 20 15 2 83
Medical
Paediatric 60 16.34 23.66 73.98 5.02 21 14 4.34 81.66
Gynaecology 76.16 11.16 12.68 73.36 3.64 23 18.16 2.84 79
OT 78 18.90 3.10 66.60 7.05 26.35 20 1 79

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