Comparison of Anxiety, Depression and Procrastination in Nurses of Mental and General Hospitals

Nursing occupation is considered as a major source of stress which leads to anxiety, depression and procrastination. In this regard, the hospital environment is one of the factors that influence the tension. The present study aims to compare the anxiety, depression and procrastination among nurses of general and psychiatric hospitals of Shiraz city.
The research method is descriptive-comparative approach. The population consists of all nurses of the psychiatric and general hospitals in Shiraz city. The research sample consisted of 126 nurses (63 from psychiatric hospitals and 63 from general hospitals) who are selected using accessible sampling method. Data collection instruments consisted of “General Health Questionnaires” and “Tuckman Procrastination Scale” (TPS) that their validity and reliability are determined in previous study. Data is analyzed by SPSS.19.
There is no significant difference in depression and anxiety between general and psychiatric hospitals’ nurses (P = 0.418), however, the value of procrastination in general hospitals’ nurses is significantly higher than the one of psychiatric hospitals’ nurses (P Both groups of nurses have equal anxiety and depression. Therefore, training course in this regard, to increase quality of care is recommended.